Regulating Co-operative Banking

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Industrial Co-operative Bank Ltd., Guwahati vide Directive No.GWH.DOS.ADM.No.S103/01-10-101/2025-26 dated July 03, 2025 for a period of six months up to close of business on January 04, 2026. 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 January 04, 2026.

A) Analysis of the performance under the Citizen’s Charter during the month of December 2025 has been carried out, and the summary thereof is given below – Description No. of Applications A Applications pending at the beginning of the month 3,217 B Applications received during the month 24,544 C Referred back to applicants for additional information 388

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Innovative Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Delhi vide Directive No. DEL.DOS.EXG_SSM.No.S143/12-10-005/2025-2026 dated July 03, 2025 for a period of 06 months up to close of business on January 04, 2026

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Bhavani Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S2770/12-22-023/2025-2026 dated July 03, 2025 for a period of six months up to the close of business on January 04, 2026. 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 January 04, 2026.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Shree Mahalaxmi Urban Co-operative Credit Bank Ltd., Gokak (Karnataka) vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S4800/12-23-151/2024-25 dated September 26, 2024, for a period of six months up to close of business on March 27, 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 December 27, 2025.

It is hereby notified for information of the public that in exercise of powers vested in it under sub section (1) of Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide Directive Ref. No. AMD.DOS.SSM.No.S831/11-03-153/2025-2026 dated December 17, 2025 has issued certain Directions to The Valsad Mahila Nagrik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Valsad, Gujarat, (“the bank”), whereby, as from the close of business on December 18, 2025, the bank shall not, without prior approval of RBI in writing, grant or renew any loans and advances, make any investment, incur any liability including borrowal of funds and acceptance of fresh deposits, disburse or agree to disburse any payment whether in discharge of its liabilities and obligations or otherwise, enter into any compromise or arrangement and sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets except as notified in the RBI Direction dated December 17, 2025, a copy of which has been directed to be displayed on the bank's

It is hereby notified for information of the public that in exercise of powers vested in it under sub section (1) of Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide Directive Ref. No. GWH.DOS.ADM.No.S233/01-10-101/2025-2026 dated December 17, 2025, has issued certain Directions to The Gauhati Cooperative Urban Bank Ltd., whereby, as from the close of business on December 17, 2025, the bank shall not, without prior approval of RBI in writing, grant or renew any loans and advances, make any investment, incur any liability including

It is hereby notified for the information of the public that in exercise of powers vested in it under sub-section (1) of Section 35 A, read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide Directive Ref. No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S6986/12-22-482/2025-2026 dated December 15, 2025, has issued certain Directions to Loknete R.D. (Appa) Kshirsagar Sahakari Bank Ltd, Niphad Tal. Niphad, Dist. Nashik, (“the bank”), whereby, as from the close of business on December 16, 2025, the bank shall not, without prior approval of RBI in writing, grant or renew any loans and

The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (4) of Section 44A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, has sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation of The Amod Nagric Co-operative Bank Ltd., Amod, Gujarat with The Bhuj Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd.,

It is hereby notified for the information of the public that in exercise of powers vested in it under sub-section (1) of Section 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S6690/12-22-173/2025-2026 dated December 08, 2025, has issued certain Directions to Nasik Jilha Mahila Vikas Sahakari Bank Ltd., Nasik (“the bank”), whereby, as from the close of business on December 09, 2025, the bank shall not,

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Sikar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Sikar, Rajasthan vide Directive DCBS.CO.BSD-I/D-2/12.27.215/2018-19 dated October 26, 2018, for a period of six months up to May 09, 2019 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to December 09,

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Amanath Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bangalore vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S1931/12.23.001/2024-25 dated June 12, 2024, for a period of six months up to close of business on December 12, 2024. 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 December 12, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued several instructions/ guidelines to co-operative banks, i.e., Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs), State Co-operative banks (StCBs) and District Central Co-operative banks (DCCBs), related to permission for place of business, change of name and scheduling. With a view to harmonising the above instructions/ guidelines and consolidating them in one place, Draft Master Direction (MD) on Business Authorization for Co-operative Banks (Directions), 2025 was issued on July 28, 2025 seeking feedback from banks and other stakeholders.

Extant guidelines stipulate submission of credit information by Credit Institutions (CIs) to Credit Information Companies (CICs) at fortnightly or shorter intervals. Given the increasing reliance of CIs on credit information reports (CIRs) in credit underwriting processes, it is imperative that the CIRs provided by CICs reflect more recent information. Upon review, it was proposed to amend the extant instructions and transition to weekly incremental submission of credit information by CIs to CICs along with measures to facilitate faster data submission and error rectification. Accordingly, the Reserve Bank had issued Draft Reserve Bank of India (Credit Information Reporting) (1st Amendment) Directions, 2025, on September 29, 2025, inviting public comments / feedback.