A large number of co-op banks and urban cooperative banks have faulted on the RBI norms and thus were slapped with monetary penalties by the regulator on Monday. They count eight and are spread across states.
These defaulting banks are Chhattisgarh Rajya Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Goa State Co-operative Bank, Garha Co-operative Bank, Yavatmal Urban Co-operative Bank, Jila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Chhindwara, Warud Urban Co-operative Bank, Indapur Urban Cooperative Bank and Mehsana Urban Co-operative Bank
The Reserve Bank of India imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 25.00 lakh on Chhattisgarh Rajya Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Raipur. The bank was found guilty of non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016’.
Goa State Co-operative Bank was fined Rs 2.51 lac by the Reserve Bank of India. “The Goa State Co-operative Bank Ltd., Panaji was fined for non-compliance with section 9 read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (the Act)”, said RBI in a release.
The Reserve Bank of India imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1.00 lakh on Garha Co-operative Bank Limited based in Guna (M.P.). The UCB was fined for contravention of/non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI to Urban Cooperative Banks on Income Recognition and Asset Classification (IRAC).
Yet another bank which was levied fine by the RBI is Yavatmal Urban Co-operative Bank. A monetary penalty of Rs 3.50 lakh was imposed as the bank did not comply with the directions issued by the RBI to Urban Co-operative Banks on Know Your Customer (KYC).
The Reserve Bank of India imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1.00 lakh on Jila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Chhindwara. The DCCB was guilty of contravention of/ non-compliance with the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (the Act) and directions issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Know Your Customer (KYC).
Maharashtra based Warud Urban Co-operative Bank was also fined by the Reserve Bank of India (RBl). A monetary penalty of Rs 1.00 lakh was imposed on it for contravention of/non-compliance with the directions issued by the RBI to Urban Co-operative Banks on Exposure Norms & Statutory/Other Restrictions and Know Your Customer (KYC).
The Reserve Bank of India imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 7.00 lakh on Indapur Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd based in Indapur, Maharashtra. The UCB was found guilty of contravention of the directions issued by RBI on Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions – UCBs.
The Mehsana Urban Co-operative Bank was also fined by the Reserve Bank of India which imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 40.00 lakh on the UCB. The Mehsana Urban Co-operative Bank was fined for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks – Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016.
After considering the banks’ replies to the notice, additional submissions and oral submissions made during the personal hearing, RBI concluded that the aforesaid charges of non-compliance with the RBI directions were substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalties.
RBI, however clarified “This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.”