Reserve Bank of India Imposes Monetary Penalty on a Co-operative Bank Ltd.; Check Reason for the Same

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an Order dated March 07, 2022, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees one lakh only) on The Navnirman Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad (Gujarat) (the bank) for contravention of directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, relatives and firms / concerns in which they are interested’ and ‘Loans and advances to directors etc. directors as surety/guarantors- Clarification-UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in the RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, taking into account the failure of the bank to adhere to the aforesaid directions issued by RBI.

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.