Enforcement

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 22, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.10 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Ten Thousand only) on Kolhapur District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Kolhapur, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of the 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 December 23, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 2.40 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Forty Thousand only) on Valuecorp Securities & Finance Limited (the company), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Submission of data to Credit Information Companies’, ‘Transfer of Loan Exposure’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under Section 25(1)(iii) read with Section 23(4) of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005 and Section 58G(1)(b) read with Section 58B(5)(aa) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 26, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The District Co-operative Central Bank Ltd., Warangal, 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 December 26, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Salem Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Framework for Compromise Settlements and Technical Write-offs’. 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 December 11, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹61.95 lakh (Rupees Sixty One Lakh Ninety Five Thousand only) on Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Access to Banking Services - Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account’ and ‘Scope of activities to be undertaken of Business Correspondents (BCs)’

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 15, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The Arakonam Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 17 read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions – UCBs’, ‘Management of Advances – 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 BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 15, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Tamilnadu Circle Postal Co-operative Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 10, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Kovilpatti Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain 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 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, 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 Amarnath Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat with The Kalupur Commercial Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 9, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹13,000/- (Rupees Thirteen Thousand Only) on The Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Parlakhemundi, Odisha (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’ and certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies by Co-operative Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI