Case brief
RBI imposed a Rs 1 lakh penalty on Dhule and Nandurbar Jilha Sarkari Nokaranchi Sahakari Bank Ltd., Dhule, for KYC non-compliance. The bank was found deficient in risk categorisation review, KYC updation, and suspicious transaction monitoring.
Impact
The bank must absorb the monetary penalty and address the KYC/AML control deficiencies identified by RBI. Forward-looking, it needs stronger customer risk review, periodic KYC updation, and suspicious transaction monitoring systems to avoid further supervisory action. The immediate impact is financial and compliance-related, with no direct business restriction imposed by this order.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Section 46 (4) (i) and Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949