The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated April 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Shri Ganesh Sahakari Bank Limited, Nashik, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of the provisions of Section 26A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. 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 BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 25, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Nizamabad District Co-operative Central Bank Ltd., Telangana (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). 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 BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 25, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two lakh fifty thousand only) on Sri Ganesh Co-operative Bank Limited, Gulbarga, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions – UCBs’ and ‘Donations / Contributions for Public / Charitable purposes out of profits of 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 25, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Tumkur Veerashaiva Co-operative Bank Ltd., Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’. 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 March 25, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Bagalkot District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bagalkot, Karnataka (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). 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 BR Act. The statutory inspection of the bank was conducted by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023. Based on supervisory findings of contravention of statutory provisions and related correspondence in that regard, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 26, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Sholinghur Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Vellore, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions - UCBs’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) ’. 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 March 25, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Kerala Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Kozhikode, Kerala (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’. 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 (RBl) has, by an order dated March 25, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹0.75 lakh (Rupees Seventy Five Thousand only) on The Jalna People’s Cooperative Bank Ltd., Jalna, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the RBI Directions on ‘Gold Loan – Bullet Repayment – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 27, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Porbandar Commercial Co-operative Bank Limited, Dist. Porbandar, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. 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 March 27, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Santrampur Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Santrampur, Mahisagar District, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compl

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 26, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on The South Canara District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Karnataka (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). 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 BR Act. The statutory inspection of the bank was conducted by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2023. Based on supervisory findings of contravention of statutory provisions and related correspondence in that regard, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why pen

‘ವಿವೇಕಯುತ ನಿಯಮಗಳ/ಸೂತ್ರಗಳ ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ -ಆಸ್ತಿ ವರ್ಗೀಕರಣ ಅವಕಾಶಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಅನಾವರಣ ಮಿತಿ-2001’ ಜೊತೆ ಓದಲಾದ ‘ಆದಾಯ ಗುರುತಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ಆಸ್ತಿ ವರ್ಗೀಕರಣ ಮತ್ತು ಅವಕಾಶ ನಿಯಮಗಳು/ಸೂತ್ರಗಳು -ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿಗಳು 1996’ ರ ಕೆಲವು ನಿರ್ದೇಶನಗಳ ಅನುಪಾಲನೆ ಮಾಡದೇ ಇದ್ದುದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಭಾರತೀಯ ರಿಸರ್ವ್ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ (ಆರ್ ಬಿ ಐ) ತನ್ನ ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 26, 2025 ರ ಆದೇಶದ ಮೂಲಕ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ -

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 26, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Vellore Co-operative Town Bank Ltd., Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI under ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. 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 March 27, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Purvaja Fincap Pvt. Ltd., Tamil Nadu (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 26, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Savery Transport Finance Ltd., Chennai, Tamil Nadu (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Master Direction- Reserve Bank of India (Non- Banking Financial Company-Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 58 G(1)(b) read with Section 58B(5)(aa) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The correspondence related to charging higher interest rate than the annualised interest rate mentioned in the loan agreement revealed, inter alia, non-compliance with the RBI directions. Based on the same, a notice was issued to the company advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for its failure to comply with the said directions. After considering the company’s reply to the notice and oral submissions made during the personal hearing, RBI found, inter alia that the following charges against the company were sustained, warranting imposition of monetary penalty: The company had:

‘ಬ್ಯಾಂಕೇತರ ಹಣಕಾಸು ಕಂಪನಿ - ಹೌಸಿಂಗ್ ಫೈನಾನ್ಸ್ ಕಂಪನಿ (ರಿಸರ್ವ್ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್) ನಿರ್ದೇಶನಗಳು 2021’ ರ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆರ್ ಬಿ ಐ ಯಿಂದ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದ್ದ ಕೆಲವು ನಿರ್ದೇಶನಗಳ ಅನುಪಾಲನೆ ಮಾಡದೇ ಇದ್ದುದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಹ್ಯಾಬಿಟ್ಯಾಟ್ ಮೈಕ್ರೋ ಬಿಲ್ಡ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಹೌಸಿಂಗ್ ಫೈನಾನ್ಸ್ ಕಂಪನಿ ಪ್ರೈವೇಟ್ ಲಿಮಿಟೆಡ್ ,ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ- ಈ ಕಂಪನಿಗೆ (ದಿ ಕಂಪನಿ) ಭಾರತೀಯ ರಿಸರ್ವ್ ಬ್ಯಾಂ

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 13, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.70 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Seventy Thousand only) on The Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Paralakhemundi, Odisha (the bank) for non-compliance with the certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions- UCBs’ and ‘Membership

ಭಾರತೀಯ ರಿಸರ್ವ್ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ (ಆರ್ ಬಿ ಐ) ತನ್ನ ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 18, 2025 ರ ಆದೇಶದ ಮೂಲಕ ದಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕೋ-ಆಪರೇಟಿವ್ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಲಿಮಿಟೆಡ್, ಮುದ್ದೇಬಿಹಾಳ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ - ಈ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕಿಗೆ (ಬ್ಯಾಂಕು) ‘ಆದ್ಯತಾ ವಲಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಲ ನೀಡಿಕೆ (PSL) - ಗುರಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ವರ್ಗೀಕರಣ’- ಈ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀಡಿದ ಕೆಲವು ನಿರ್ದೇಶನಗಳ ಅನುಪಾಲನೆ ಮಾಡದೇ ಇದ್ದುದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಆದ್ಯತಾ ವಲಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಲ ನೀಡಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಸಾಧನೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ ತುಂಬಲು ಕಿರು ಮತ್ತು ಸಣ್ಣ ಉದ್ಯಮಗಳ ರಿಫೈನಾನ್ಸ್ ನಿಧಿಗೆ (MSE Refinance fund) ಕೊಡುಗೆ ನೀಡಲು ನೀಡಿದ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ ಅನುಪಾಲನೆ ಮಾಡದೆ ಇದ್ದುದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ರೂ. 5.00 ಲಕ್ಷ ( ರೂ. ಐದು ಲಕ್ಷ ಮಾತ್ರ ) ವಿತ್ತೀಯ ದಂಡ ವಿಧಿಸಿದೆ. ಬ್ಯಾಂಕಿಂಗ್ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ಅಧಿನಿಯಮ 1949 ರ ಕಲಂ 47 ಎ (1) (ಸಿ ) ಜೊತೆ ಓದಲಾದ ಕಲಂ 46(4) (i) ಮತ್ತು 56 ರ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತನಗೆ ಪ್ರದತ್ತವಾದ ಅಧಿಕಾರವನ್ನು ಚಲಾಯಿಸಿ ಭಾರತೀಯ ರಿಸರ್ವ್ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಈ ದಂಡವನ್ನು ವಿಧಿಸಿದೆ.