Enforcement

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 23, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The South Canara District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Housing finance’ read with ‘Enhancement in Individual housing loan limits and credit to Commercial Real Estate - Residential Housing (CRE-RH)’ and contravention of provisions of Section 19 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 September 23, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Guntur District Co-operative Central Bank Limited, Andhra Pradesh (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 September 23, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Tamil Nadu Circle Postal Co-operative Bank Ltd., Tamil Nadu (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 September 23, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹10 lakh (Rupees Ten Lakh only) on Gayatri Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Jagtial, Telangana (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Marketing / Distribution of Mutual Fund / Insurance Products by Urban Cooperative 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 (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated September 15, 2025, a monetary penalty of ₹3.50 lakh (Rupees Three Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The Jalgaon District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and 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 Section 46(4)(i) and Section 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated September 15, 2025, a monetary penalty of ₹4.50 lakh (Rupees Four Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Chandrapur District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 26A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and non-compliance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated September 15, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Yavatmal District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd.,

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 17, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹23,000/- (Rupees Twenty Three Thousand only) on The Ahmedabad Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited, Ahmedabad (the bank) for non-compliance with 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 under the provisions of Section 25(1)(iii) read with Section 23(4) of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 17, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.75 lakh (Rupees Three lakh seventy five thousand only) on Bharat Co-operative Bank (Mumbai) Limited (the bank), for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Reporting of Unusual Cyber Security Incidents’. 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 September 10, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹21 lakh (Rupees Twenty One Lakh only) on PhonePe Limited (formerly known as PhonePe Private Limited) (the company) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Prepaid Payment lnstruments (PPIs)’. This penalty has been imposed

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 08, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Sikkim State Co-operative Bank Ltd. (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 (RBl) has, by an order dated September 08, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3 lakh (Rupees Three Lakh only) on Progressive Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited, Dist. Ahmedabad, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Inspection & Audit Systems in Primary (Urban) Co- operative Banks’, ‘Know Your Customer’ and ‘Customer Protection - Limiting Liability of Customers of Co-operative Banks in Unauthorized Electronic Banking Transactions’. 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 September 02, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.60 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Sixty Thousand only) on The Manipur Women’s Co-operative Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with the certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 02, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 7.50 lakh (Rupees Seven Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Tripura State Co-operative Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.10 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Ten Thousand only) on Raigad District Central Co-op Bank Ltd, Maharashtra (the bank), for contravention of provisions of Section 20 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 September 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.50 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The District Co-operative Central Bank Ltd, Bidar, Karnataka (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Sections 20 and 31 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 September 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Ottapalam Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Palakkad, Kerala (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’ and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on 'Master Direction - Credit Card and Debit Card - lssuance and Conduct Directions, 2022’. 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 September 02, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.50 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The Rohika Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bihar (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 9 read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 02, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.50 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The Dakshin Dinajpur District Central Co-operative Bank Limited, West Bengal (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 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 September 01, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.02 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Two Thousand Only) on The Pataliputra Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bihar (the bank) for n

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 01, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.50 lakh (Rupees Four Lakh Fifty Thousand Only) on The Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Cuttack, Odisha (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 September 01, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Dahanu Road Janata Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dahanu Road, Maharashtra (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 (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated August 26, 2025, a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Jilla Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 26A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). This p

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated August 26, 2025, a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Jilla Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh (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) and Section 46(4)(i) read with Section 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated August 26, 2025, a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Jila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh, (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) and Section 46(4)(i) read with Section 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 26, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹44.70 lakh (Rupees Forty-Four Lakh and Seventy Thousand only) on Bandhan Bank Limited (the bank) for contravention of section 10(1)(b)(ii) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act), and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Automation of Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning processes in banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of section 47 A (1) (c) read with section 46 (4) of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated August 22, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹45,000/- (Rupees Forty Five Thousand only) on The Nanded District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customers (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 August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Ponani Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Kerala (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits’. 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 August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Vijayapura District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Karnataka (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 August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Purasawalkam Co-operative 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)’ and 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 (RBl) has, by an order dated August 21, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on The Anand Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Anand, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Guidelines for Managing Risk in Outsourcing of Financial Services by Co-operative Banks’ and 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The Bellary District Co-operative Central Bank Limited, Karnataka (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Sections 19 and 20 rea

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Dharmapuri District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Tamil Nadu (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 August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Kalaburagi and Yadgir District Co-operative Central Bank Limited, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with certain

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000 (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Bharat Co-operative Bank Limited, Bengaluru, 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 August 14, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Ayodhya Finlease Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of 'Master Direction - Non-Banking Financial Company – Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016' read with ‘Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company - Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023’ issued by RBI. 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 (RBl) has, by an order dated August 08, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Sardargunj Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited, Patan, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits’.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated August 08, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on Sarvodaya Commercial Cooperative Bank Ltd., 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’, ‘Financial Statements – Presentation and Disclosures’, ‘Inspection & Audit Systems in Primary (Urban) Co- operative Banks’, ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters – 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 (RBl) has, by an order dated August 08, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Uma Co-operative Bank Ltd., Vadodara, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Inspection & Audit Systems in 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 August 12, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.20 lakh (Rupees Four Lakh Twenty Thousand only) on Maharashtra Gramin Bank, Aurangabad (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on ‘Offsite Surveillance System – Revision

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 07, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Kasaragod Co-operative Town Bank Limited, Kasaragod, Kerala (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Limits on exposure to single and group borrowers / parties and large exposures and Revision in the target for priority sector lending - UCBs’, ‘Comprehensive Cyber Security Framework for Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Basic Cyber Security Framework for Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order August 07, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The Nalgonda District Co-operative Central Bank Ltd., 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 August 05, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.53 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Fifty Three Thousand only) on The Utkal Cooperative Bank Limited, Bhubaneswar (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’ and certain directions issued on ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) by Co-operative Banks’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. This penalty has been imposed

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated August 07, 2025, a monetary penalty of ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh (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

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 07, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹75.00 lakh (Rupees Seventy Five Lakh only) on ICICI Bank Limited (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Valuation of Properties - Empanelment of Valuers’ and ‘Opening of Current Accounts by Banks – Need for discipline’. 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 (RBI) has, by an order dated August 05, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹16 lakh (Rupees Sixteen Lakh only) on Andaman & Nicobar State Co-operative Bank Limited (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 26A read with Section 56 of the Ban

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 05, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.03 lakh (Rupees Three Lakh Three Thousand only) on The Katihar District Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bihar (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘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 read with Section 23 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.