The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 22, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Gandhinagar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Gandhinagar, Gujarat (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, conferred 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 May 22, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3,10,000/- (Rupees Three Lakh Ten Thousand only) on Hero FinCorp Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Non-Banking Financial Company - Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016’ issued by RBI, relating to Fair Practices Code. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 58G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of section 58B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 14, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Noida Commercial Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh (the bank) for contravention of the provisions of section 26 A (2) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms/ concerns in which they are interested’ and ‘Master Circular on Frauds- Classification and Reporting’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred 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 May 14, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh Only) on The Bhadohi Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh (the bank) for contravention of the provisions of section 26 A (2) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred 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 May 14, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹7.00 lakh (Rupees Seven lakh only) on The Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Budaun (the bank) for contravention of the provisions of section 26 A (2) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act), for non-compliance with the specific directions issued by RBI under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF) and with the direction issued by RBI on ‘Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred 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 May 14, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹59,10,000 (Rupees Fifty Nine Lakh Ten Thousand only) on Karnataka Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Interest Rate on Deposits’ and ‘Prudential Norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning Pertaining to Advances’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under the provisions of section 47 A (1) (c) read with sections 46 (4) (i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated April 26, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on The Sutex Co-operative Bank Ltd., Surat, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Comprehensive Cyber Security Framework for Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs) – A Graded Approach’ and ‘Levy of Penal Charges on Non-Maintenance of Minimum Balances in Inoperative Accounts’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred 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 May 8, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The Bapunagar Mahila Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, 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 vested in RBI, conferred 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 April 25, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two lakh Fifty thousand only) on The Vaijapur Merchants Co-operative Bank Ltd., Vaijapur, Maharashtra (the bank), for contravention of specific directions issued by RBI under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with section 46(4)(i) and section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 09, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1,50,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Sundaram Home Finance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Direction, 2016’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI conferred under section 52A of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987. The statutory inspection of the company was conducted by the National Housing Bank with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2022. Based on supervisory findings of non-compliance with RBI directions and related correspondence in that regard, 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 9, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3,10,000/- (Rupees Three lakh Ten thousand only) on Belstar Microfinance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Direction, 2016, issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 58G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of section 58B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 06, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Thoothukudi District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on ‘Frauds - Guidelines for Classification, Reporting and Monitoring’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred 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 April 09, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1,50,000/- (Rupees One lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Odisha Gramya Bank (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Strengthening of Prudential Norms - Provisioning, Asset Classification and Exposure Limit’ and ‘Regional Rural Banks - Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning Norms - Non-Performing Assets (NPAs)’.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated April 26, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Udgir Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Udgir (Maharashtra) (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms & Statutory/Other Restrictions – UCBs and ‘Board of Directors – UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred 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 April 23, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Lokmangal Co-operative Bank Limited, Solapur (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on Know Your Customers (KYC). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred 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 April 29, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The Satara Sahakari Bank Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with certain provisions of section 12(2) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and directions issued by RBI on ‘Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated April 10, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹75,000/- (Rupees Seventy-Five thousand only) on Indira Mahila Sahakari Bank Limited, Malegaon, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with certain provisions of RBI Directions on ‘Policy and Practice regarding Nominal Membership’ and ‘Exposure Norms & Statutory/ Other Restrictions - UCBs. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47 A (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 April 16, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Chitradurga District Co-operative Central Bank Limited, Chitradurga, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on ‘Frauds - Guidelines for Classification, Reporting and Monitoring’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred 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 April 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹0.50 lakh (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Samarth Sahakari Bank Limited, Solapur, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with RBI directions on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions -UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under 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 April 16, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bikaner, Rajasthan (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on ‘Frauds - Guidelines for Classification, Reporting and Monitoring’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47 A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The statutory inspection of the bank was conducted by NABARD with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2022. Based on supervisory findings of non-compliance with NABARD directions and related correspondence in that regard, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for its failure to comply with the said directions.