The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 18, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on The Karnataka Co-operative Bank Ltd., Muddebihal, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and Classification’ and specific directions issued by RBI on making contribution to 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 March 18, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Karaikudi Co-operative Town Bank Ltd., Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 18, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.20 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Twenty Thousand only) on Sreenivasa Padmavathi Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Telangana (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Priority Sector Lending (PSL) - Targets and Classification’  and specific directions issued by RBI on making contribution to 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 March 13, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., Gondia, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of the 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 March 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Vanchinad Finance Pvt. Ltd., Ernakulam, Kerala (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of ‘Non-Banking Financial Company – Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 ’ read with ‘Master Direction - 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 (RBI) has, by an order dated March 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The A.P. Raja Rajeswari Mahila Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Hyderabad (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 March 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 2.00 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on Sri Basaveshwar Sahakar Bank Niyamitha, Gulbarga, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions – UCBs’, ‘Donations / Contributions for Public / Charitable purposes out of profits of 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 February 24, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Business Co-operative Bank Ltd., Nashik, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of the 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.