Case brief
RBI imposed a ₹3.10 lakh penalty on The Karimnagar Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Telangana. The penalty was for failing to deposit the required amount into SIDBI’s MSE Refinance Fund after a PSL shortfall.
Impact
The bank must pay the monetary penalty, but the release does not impose any new operating restriction or cancellation. The forward-looking consequence is limited to regulatory censure and the possibility of other action by RBI, while the underlying compliance lapse concerns PSL-related obligations and the required MSE Refinance Fund deposit.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949