Case brief
RBI imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 29.60 lakh on DCB Bank Limited for non-compliance with directions on gold loans. The bank failed to maintain the prescribed LTV ratio in certain non-agricultural gold loan accounts.
Impact
DCB Bank must absorb the monetary penalty and remain subject to RBI supervisory oversight. The order does not itself impose an operational restriction on the bank, but it signals compliance deficiencies in its gold-loan operations and may expose it to further regulatory action.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- section 47A(1)(c) read with section 46(4)(i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949