The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order April 15, 2025, has cancelled the licence of “Colour Merchants Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat”. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business with effect from the close of business on April 16, 2025. Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Gujarat has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.

The Reserve Bank of India vide directive CO.DOS.SED. No. S370/45-11-001/2024-2025 dated April 15, 2024, had placed Sarvodaya Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai under Directions for a period of six months up to the close of business on October 15, 2024, which was modified from time to time and was last extended up to close of business on April 15, 2025.

The Reserve Bank is committed to achieving end-to-end digitization of all internal workflows involved in regulatory approval processes to enhance efficiency, transparency, and timeliness in service delivery. To this end, the Reserve Bank had launched PRAVAAH (Platform for Regulatory Application, Validation And AutHorisation) portal on May 28, 2024 to streamline online applications for regulatory authorisations, licenses, and approvals ensuring seamless, secure and faster delivery of services in a transparent manner.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to National Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh vide Directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S369/45-11-001/2024-25 dated April 15, 2024, for a period of six months up to October 15, 2024, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on April 15, 2025, vide Directive DOR.MON/D-89/12.28.017/2024-25 dated January 07, 2025. The Reserve Bank of India is satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary to further extend the period of operation of the Directive beyond the close of business on April 15, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated April 09, 2025, has cancelled the licence of “Shankarrao Mohite Patil Sahakari Bank Ltd., Akluj”. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on April 11, 2025. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Maharashtra has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.

In pursuance of the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies today, the Reserve Bank has released the draft Directions on the following subjects: i) Reserve Bank of India (Securitisation of Stressed Assets) Directions, 2025 ii) Reserve Bank of India (Co-Lending Arrangements) Directions, 2025 iii) Reserve Bank of India (Lending Against Gold Collateral) Directions, 2025 iv) Reserve Bank of India (Non-Fund Based Credit Facilities) Directions, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India had issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Karmala Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Solapur vide Directive CO.DOS.SED No.S2729/12-07-005/2022-23 dated July 29, 2022 for a period of six months up to the close of business on January 29, 2023. The same were modified from time to time and were last extended up to the close of business on April 29, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Ramgarhia Co-operative Bank Limited, New Delhi vide Directive No. DEL.DOS.EXG_SSM.No.S515/12-10-013/2022-2023 dated July 07, 2022 for a period of 06 months up to close of business on January 08, 2023, which was last extended vide Directive No. DOR.MON.D-88/12.28.115/2024-25 dated January 06, 2025. The Reserve Bank of India is satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary to further extend the period of operation of the Directive beyond close of business on April 08, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India had issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Shirpur Merchants’ Co-operative Bank Ltd., Shirpur, Maharashtra, vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED. No. S175/45-11-001/2024-2025 dated April 05, 2024, for a period of six months up to the close of business on October 08, 2024 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to the close of business on April 08,2025 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-90/12-21-364/2024-25 dated January 08,2025

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Colour Merchants Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat vide Directive AMD.DOS.SSM.No.S1053/11-03-039/2023-2024 dated September 25, 2023, the validity of which was extended up to close of business on March 25, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-86/12.21.039/2024-25 dated December 17, 2024.