The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 15, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹26.70 lakh (Rupees Twenty Six Lakh Seventy Thousand only) on India Post Payments Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Customer Service in Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 20, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹65 lakh (Rupees Sixty Five Lakh only) on Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Levy of Foreclosure Charges/Pre-payment Penalty on Floating Rate Term Loans’ and ‘Credit Flow to Agriculture – Collateral free agricultural loans’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 20, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.10 lakh (Rupees Three Lakh Ten Thousand only) on Aptus Finance India Private 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 ‘Governance Issues’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under 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 January 27, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.10 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Ten Thousand only) on Shree Savli Nagrik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Dist. Vadodara, Gujarat (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 26A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Investment by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’, ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’ and ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) by Co-operative Banks’. 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 and Section 25 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 28, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on The Kosamba Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dist. Surat, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred in RBI under 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 January 28, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.00 lakh (Rupees Four Lakh only) on The Odisha State Co-operative Bank Ltd., (the bank) for non-compliance with the provisions of Section 9 and Section 26A 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 Section 46(4)(i) and 56 of BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 23, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.50 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Marketyard Commercial Cooperative Bank Limited, Unjha, Dist. Mehsana, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Donations / Contributions for public /charitable purposes out of profits of UCBs’, ‘Donations to Trusts and Institutions where Directors, their relatives hold position or are interested’, ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms / concerns in which they are interested’ 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 January 07, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1,63,60,000 (Rupees One crore sixty three lakh sixty thousand only) on Canara Bank (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending - Targets and Classification’, ‘Interest Rate on Deposits’ and ‘Financial Inclusion - Access to Banking Services - Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA)’. 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 51(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 07, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 crore (Rupees One Crore only) on Bank of India (the bank) for non-compliance with provisions of Section 26A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) read with the ‘Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014’. 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 51(1) of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 14, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3,31,80,000 (Rupees Three Crore Thirty One Lakh Eighty Thousand only) on Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Financial Inclusion - Access to Banking Services - Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA)’, ‘Know Your Customer’ and ‘Loans and Advances - Statutory and Other Restrictions’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated January 15, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Datson Exports Ltd., West Bengal (the company) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Managing Risks and Code of Conduct in Outsourcing of Financial Services by NBFCs’. 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 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 21, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹8.30 lakh (Rupees Eight lakh thirty thousand only) on Dombivli Nagari Sahakari Bank Limited (the bank), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. 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 January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.75 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Seventy Five Thousand only) on Mukkuperi Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’, certain directions issued on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms / concerns in which they are interested’, and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated January 08, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on Parbhani District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Parbhani, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 and Section 26A 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 January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The Kamaraj Co-operative Town Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’, certain directions on ‘Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy - 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 January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-five thousand only) on The Arcot Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (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 January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Cordite Factory Co-operative Bank Ltd., Aravankadu, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu (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 January 03, 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 ‘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 January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Virudhunagar Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu (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 January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Belgaum District Revenue Employees’ Co-operative Bank Limited, Belgaum, Karnataka (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 January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Batlagundu Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu (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 January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Sivakasi Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (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 January 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Indian School Finance Company Pvt. Ltd., Telangana (the company) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Managing Risks and Code of Conduct in Outsourcing of Financial Services by NBFCs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of 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 January 07, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹17.50 lakh (Rupees Seventeen Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Janata Sahakari Bank Limited, Pune (the bank), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters - UCBs’ and ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts – Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. 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 January 01, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹15.00 lakh (Rupees Fifteen Lakh only) on The Nasik Merchant’s Co-operative Bank Ltd., Nashik, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms / concerns in which they are interested’. 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 December 30, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.20 lakh (Rupees Four Lakh Twenty Thousand only) on Smriti Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Mandsaur (MP) (the bank), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Customer Service - UCBs’ and ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms / concerns in which they are interested’. 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 31, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹8.30 lakh (Rupees Eight Lakh Thirty Thousand only) on The Cosmos Co-operative Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Management of Advances - 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 31, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹15.40 lakh (Rupees Fifteen Lakh Forty Thousand only) on The Akola Janata Commercial Co-operative Bank Limited, Akola (the bank), for contravention of 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 ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. 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 30, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹25.00 lakh (Rupees Twenty Five Lakh only) on Pune People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and Classification’ and specific direction issued by RBI on making contribution to the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Refinance Fund due to shortfall in achievement of PSL. 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 26, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.00 lakh (Rupees Four Lakh only) on The Prime Co-operative Bank Ltd., Surat, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Customer Protection - Limiting Liability of Customers of Co-operative Banks in Unauthorised Electronic Banking Transactions’ and ‘Basic Cyber Security Framework for Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs)’ read with ‘Comprehensive Cyber Security Framework for Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs) - A Graded Approach’. 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 26, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on The Yavatmal Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Yavatmal, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’, and certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms & 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 27, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on the Kolikata Mahila Co-operative Bank Limited (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 31 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, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹36.40 lakh (Rupees Thirty Six Lakh Forty Thousand only) on Punjab Gramin Bank, Kapurthala, Punjab (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 26A read with Section 51(1) 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 51(1) of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 26, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on the Kaithal Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Haryana (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 26A 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 18, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three Lakh only) on The Bharat Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bengaluru (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 December 18, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Swami Vivekanand Sahakari Bank Niyamit, Nidagundi, Karnataka (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 December 18, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Sri Basaveshwara Pattana Sahakara Bank Niyamit, Sindgi, 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 December 18, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Manjra Mahila Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Bidar, Karnataka (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 December 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.60 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Sixty Thousand only) on Shree Laxmi Mahila Sahakari Bank Limited, Mehsana, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’, ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’ and ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) by Co-operative Banks’. 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 and Section 25 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on Shri Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., Halol, Dist. Panchmahal, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms/concerns in which they are interested’ and ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by 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 December 16, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three Lakh only) on The Thasra People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd., Thasra, dist. Kheda, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances to directors, their relatives and firms/concerns in which they are interested’ and ‘Management of Advances - 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 16, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three Lakh only) on The Chanasma Commercial Co-operative Bank Ltd., Chanasma, dist. Patan, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances to directors, their relatives and firms/concerns in which they are interested’ 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 December 16, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Shree Dhandhuka Janta Sahakari Bank Ltd., Dhandhuka, dist. Ahmedabad, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Investment by Primary (Urban) Co-operative

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 16, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹20,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Lakh only) on Manappuram Finance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of “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 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 December 18, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of 27.30 lakh (Rupees Twenty-Seven Lakh and Thirty Thousand only) on IndusInd Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with certain provisions of ‘Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated December 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Guna Nagarik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Guna, Madhya Pradesh (the bank), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and Classification’ and specific direction issued by RBI on making contribution to the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Refinance Fund due to shortfall in achievement of PSL. 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 December 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Shri Vaibhav Lakshmi Mahila Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh (the bank), for non-compliance with the  directions issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and Classification’ and specific direction issued by RBI on making contribution to the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Refinance Fund due to shortfall in achievement of PSL. 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 December 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.10 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Ten Thousand only) on Raj Rajeshwari Mahila Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Shajapur (MP) (the bank), for non-compliance with certain direction issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and classification’, and specific directions issued by RBI on making contribution to the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Refinance Fund due to shortfall in achievement of PSL. 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 December 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.50 lakh (Rupees Four Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Indore Paraspar Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Indore (MP) (the bank), for non-comp

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 18, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹15.00 lakh (Rupees Fifteen Lakh only) on Bharat Co-operative Bank (Mumbai) Limited (the bank), for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters - 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.