Case brief
RBI imposed a ₹2 lakh penalty on Shree Vardhaman Sahakari Bank Ltd., Vadodara for failing to maintain the minimum CRR. The action was taken under the Banking Regulation Act after RBI found contravention of its statutory reserve directions.
Impact
The bank must absorb the monetary penalty and address the compliance lapse in its statutory reserve maintenance practices. The order does not impose a customer-facing operational restriction, but it underscores ongoing supervisory scrutiny of the bank's CRR/SLR compliance.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949