The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 06, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹32.30 lakh (Rupees Thirty two lakh thirty thousand only) on Canara Bank (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Data Format for Furnishing of Credit Information to Credit Information Companies and other Regulatory Measures’, ‘Resolution Framework 2.0 – Resolution of Covid-19 related stress of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)’ and ‘Resolution Framework - 2.0: Resolution of Covid-19 Related Stress of Individuals and Small Businesses’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 51(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and section 25(1)(iii) read with section 23(4) of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 08, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹66.00 lakh (Rupees Sixty-six lakh only) on City Union Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on 'Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning Pertaining to Advances - Divergence in NPA Accounts' and ‘Reserve Bank of lndia (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 14, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Hanamasagar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Hanamasagar, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on “Frauds in UCBs: Changes in Monitoring and Reporting mechanism” read with the directions issued by RBI on “Master Circular on Frauds-Classification and Reporting” and “Reporting of Frauds on XBRL-FMR submission, FMR 2 discontinuation and introduction of FMR-3”. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 7, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹26.60 lakh (Rupees Twenty-Six lakh Sixty thousand only) on G P Parsik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Thane (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Customer Protection - Limiting Liability of Customers of Co-operative Banks in Unauthorised Electronic Banking Transactions’ and on ‘Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account’ (BSBD Account).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated February 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Janseva Co-operative Bank Limited, Nashik, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances to directors, relatives and firms/concerns in which they are Interested’ read with ‘Loans and Advances to Directors etc. - Directors as surety/guarantors – Clarification’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated February 14, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Transport Co-operative Bank Ltd., Indore, Madhya Pradesh (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances to directors, relatives and firms/concerns in which they are Interested’ read with ‘Loans and Advances to Directors etc. - Directors as surety/guarantors – Clarification’ and on ‘Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One lakh and Fifty thousand only) on The Adinath Co-operative Bank Limited, Dist. Surat, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated February 07, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹0.75 lakh (Rupees Seventy-Five thousand only) on Sri Satya Sai Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms & Statutory/Other Restrictions - UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated February 08, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹0.50 lakh (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Anjangaon Surji Nagari Sahakari Bank Limited, Anjangaon Surji, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of Directives and specific directions issued by RBI under sections 35(A)(1) and 36(1) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act), respectively. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 08, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two lakh fifty thousand only) on Pusad Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pusad, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters – UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.