The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.50 lakh on The Rohika Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bihar. The penalty was issued on September 2, 2025, for the bank’s non-compliance with provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, and with certain RBI directions related to ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) […]
1. The Dakshin Dinajpur District Central Co-operative Bank Limited, West Bengal Key Details Root Cause Analysis (RCA) The bank failed in two main areas related to KYC compliance: Preventive Controls Lessons Learned The penalty highlights the importance of maintaining an ongoing, dynamic KYC process rather than a one-time activity at account opening. Banks must actively
Jila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh Key Details Root Cause Analysis (RCA) The primary root cause for the penalty was the bank’s failure to adhere to the statutory requirement of transferring eligible unclaimed amounts to the DEAF within the specified timeframe. This non-compliance was a finding from a statutory inspection conducted by NABARD.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a monetary penalty of ₹44.70 lakh on Bandhan Bank Limited for deficiencies found during a statutory inspection. The inspection was conducted based on the bank’s financial position as of March 31, 2024. The penalty was imposed for violating Section 10(1)(b)(ii) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, and for
The Vijayapura District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Karnataka Key Details Root Cause Analysis (RCA) The primary issue stems from a failure in governance and internal controls. The act of sanctioning a loan to a director suggests a breakdown in the bank’s internal policy adherence and a potential conflict of interest. This could be due to:
1. The Bharat Co-operative Bank Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka Key Details Root Cause Analysis (RCA) The bank’s statutory inspection, based on its financial position as of March 31, 2024, revealed several deficiencies in its adherence to the RBI’s directions under the SAF. The sustained charges against the bank included: Preventive Controls To prevent similar violations, the
Key Details The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fined Ayodhya Finlease Limited for ₹1 lakh (Rupees One Lakh). The penalty was imposed by an order dated August 14, 2025. The fine was issued for the company’s non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Master Direction Non-Banking Financial Company Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank)
Key Details The Andaman Cooperative Bank scam involves the fraudulent sanctioning of loans amounting to over ₹500 crore through more than 100 loan accounts. The scam came to light when a police complaint was filed by the Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have both launched
The Katihar District Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bihar Key Details Root Cause Analysis (RCA) The bank had sanctioned loans to its director. It also failed to submit credit information of its customers to two Credit Information Companies. Preventive Controls Lesson Learned Compliance with regulations regarding lending to directors and submitting credit information to CICs is
Key Details Root Cause Analysis (RCA) The RBI’s penalty stemmed from a Statutory Inspection for Supervisory Evaluation (ISE 2024), which reviewed the bank’s financial position as of March 31, 2024. This inspection identified two specific areas of non-compliance. The root causes can be attributed to systemic failures within the bank’s processes: Preventive Controls To prevent
