Case brief
RBI imposed a ₹50,000 penalty on Bhilai Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Bhilai, for KYC non-compliance. The bank had failed to periodically update customer KYC as required.
Impact
The bank must pay the monetary penalty and address the KYC control weakness identified by RBI. Forward-looking, it needs to ensure periodic KYC updation at the prescribed intervals to avoid further regulatory action; customers are affected only insofar as account maintenance and compliance processes must be tightened.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949