The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated April 09, 2025, has cancelled the licence of “Shankarrao Mohite Patil Sahakari Bank Ltd., Akluj”. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on April 11, 2025. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Maharashtra has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.

In pursuance of the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies today, the Reserve Bank has released the draft Directions on the following subjects: i) Reserve Bank of India (Securitisation of Stressed Assets) Directions, 2025 ii) Reserve Bank of India (Co-Lending Arrangements) Directions, 2025 iii) Reserve Bank of India (Lending Against Gold Collateral) Directions, 2025 iv) Reserve Bank of India (Non-Fund Based Credit Facilities) Directions, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India had issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Karmala Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Solapur vide Directive CO.DOS.SED No.S2729/12-07-005/2022-23 dated July 29, 2022 for a period of six months up to the close of business on January 29, 2023. The same were modified from time to time and were last extended up to the close of business on April 29, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Ramgarhia Co-operative Bank Limited, New Delhi vide Directive No. DEL.DOS.EXG_SSM.No.S515/12-10-013/2022-2023 dated July 07, 2022 for a period of 06 months up to close of business on January 08, 2023, which was last extended vide Directive No. DOR.MON.D-88/12.28.115/2024-25 dated January 06, 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 April 08, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India had issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Shirpur Merchants’ Co-operative Bank Ltd., Shirpur, Maharashtra, vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED. No. S175/45-11-001/2024-2025 dated April 05, 2024, for a period of six months up to the close of business on October 08, 2024 as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to the close of business on April 08,2025 vide Directive DOR.MON.D-90/12-21-364/2024-25 dated January 08,2025

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Colour Merchants Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat vide Directive AMD.DOS.SSM.No.S1053/11-03-039/2023-2024 dated September 25, 2023, the validity of which was extended up to close of business on March 25, 2025 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-86/12.21.039/2024-25 dated December 17, 2024.

The Governor, Reserve Bank of India today held a meeting with the Chairmen, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officers of select Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) across all Tiers operating in different parts of the country. The representatives from industry bodies viz., National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation Limited (NUCFDC) and National Federation of Urban Co-operative Banks & Credit Societies Limited (NAFCUB) also participated in the meeting. The meeting was a part of the Reserve Bank's series of engagement with its Regulated Entities.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S1918/12-22-283/2023-24 dated June 13, 2023, had placed Sawantwadi Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Sawantwadi under Directions for a period of six months up to the close of business on December 14, 2023. The validity of the directions was extended from time-to-time, the last being up to close of business on March 14, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India has sanctioned the Scheme of Amalgamation of Jawahar Sahakari Bank Ltd., Hupri with Kallappanna Awade Ichalkaranji Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd. The Scheme has been sanctioned in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (4) of Section 44A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The Scheme will come into force with effect from March 10, 2025 (Monday). All the branches of Jawahar Sahakari Bank Ltd., Hupri, will function as branches of Kallappanna Awade Ichalkaranji Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., with effect from March 10, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CDG.DOS.RSG.No.S1645/16-03-046/2022-2023 dated March 09, 2023, had placed Imperial Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd, Jalandhar – under Directions from the close of business on March 10, 2023, for a period of six months up to September 10, 2023, the validity of which was last extended up to close of business on March 10, 2025 vide directive DOR.MON/D-79/12.28.319/2024-25 dated December 05, 2024.