Case brief
RBI imposed a ₹40,000 penalty on Youth Development Co-operative Bank Ltd., Kolhapur, for non-compliance with KYC and inoperative-account directions. The bank had activated certain inoperative accounts without first obtaining customer KYC documents.
Impact
The bank must absorb the penalty and ensure future compliance with RBI’s KYC and inoperative-account requirements. The order does not itself impose an operational restriction, but it signals supervisory scrutiny and leaves RBI free to initiate any further action if warranted.
Why RBI acted
Regulatory basis
- Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949