Case brief
RBI imposed a ₹50 lakh monetary penalty on The Jalgaon People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd., Jalgaon. The bank was found non-compliant with IRAC norms and rules on deposit accounts and interest payments.
Impact
The bank must absorb the monetary penalty and address the compliance deficiencies identified by RBI. The order does not invalidate customer transactions, but it signals continued supervisory scrutiny over the bank’s asset classification, deposit-account practices, and interest-payment processes. Depositors and claimants may be affected indirectly through tighter compliance expectations and corrected operating procedures.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act)