These actions on 3 entities are based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance
FinTech BizNews Service
Mumbai, March 6, 2025: The RBI, by separate orders, all dated March 3, 2025, has imposed a monetary penalty on each of 3 entities. These actions on the concerned NBFC and 2 coop banks are based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance, as per the press release issued by the RBI today.
RBI has imposed monetary penalty on Vanchinad Finance, Ernakulam, Kerala; Sri Basaveshwar Sahakar Bank Niyamitha, Gulbarga, Karnataka and A.P. Raja Rajeswari Mahila Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Hyderabad.
1 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs1.00 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 correspondence pertaining to the intimation of declaration of an interim dividend to parent company revealed, inter alia, non-compliance with RBI directions. Based on the same, a notice was issued to the company advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for its failure to comply with the said directions. After considering the company’s reply to the notice and oral submissions made during the personal hearing, RBI found, inter alia that the following charge against the company was sustained, warranting imposition of monetary penalty:
The company had declared dividend in excess of the prescribed dividend payout ratio.
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 company with its customers. Further, imposition of this monetary penalty is without prejudice to any other action that may be initiated by RBI against the company.
2 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs2.00 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 statutory inspection of the bank was conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2023. Based on supervisory findings of non-compliance with RBI directions and related correspondence in that regard, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for its failure to comply with the said directions. After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and oral submissions made during the personal hearing, RBI found, inter alia, that the following charges against the bank were sustained, warranting imposition of monetary penalty:
The bank had:
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. Further, imposition of this monetary penalty is without prejudice to any other action that may be initiated by RBI against the bank.
3 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 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 statutory inspection of the bank was conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2023. Based on supervisory findings of non-compliance with RBI directions and related correspondence in that regard, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for its failure to comply with the said directions. After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and oral submissions made during the personal hearing, RBI found, inter alia, that the following charge against the bank was sustained, warranting imposition of monetary penalty:
The bank had sanctioned gold loans under bullet repayment scheme beyond the prescribed regulatory limit.
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. Further, imposition of this monetary penalty is without prejudice to any other action that may be initiated by RBI against the bank.
