Case brief
RBI has imposed a ₹5 lakh penalty on The Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank of Goa Ltd, Mapusa, Goa. The penalty is for breaches relating to term-deposit interest payments, borrower exposure limits, and unsecured advances.
Impact
The bank must absorb the financial penalty, and the action serves as a formal compliance censure. There is no stated operational restriction in this release, but the bank remains on notice to comply with RBI norms on deposit interest, exposure limits, and unsecured lending going forward.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- Section 47A (1) (b) read with Section 46(4) of the Banking regulation Act, 1949 (As applicable to Co-operative Societies)