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Severe actions took a larger share of RBI records

16th busiestof 140 comparable periods· top 11%

39 RBI action records published between 1 January 2023 and 31 January 2023: 16 fresh actions, 22 extensions of existing orders, 1 restriction lifted and 15 monetary-penalty actions with an amount stated, totalling ₹89.0 lakh. That is 39 records against 44 over the same 31 days of December 2022, and ₹89.0 lakh of disclosed penalty value against ₹4.95 crore.

Period complete. 31 days covered.

Action records
39

44 in December 2022

Disclosed penalties
₹89 L

₹4.95 cr in December 2022

Severe actions · S4–S5
23

7 · 15.9% previously

Orders in force
40

10 expiring in the next window

When Action Arrived

Published action records across the covered window, split into RegOversight severity bands. Empty intervals remain visible.

RBI action records by publication interval and severity band
IntervalTotalS0–S1 · lifted / lowS2–S3 · moderate / highS4–S5 · major / severe
1 Jan0000
2 Jan4220
3 Jan0000
4 Jan0000
5 Jan2002
6 Jan1001
7 Jan0000
8 Jan1001
9 Jan6411
10 Jan1001
11 Jan0000
12 Jan0000
13 Jan1010
14 Jan0000
15 Jan0000
16 Jan3111
17 Jan1001
18 Jan1001
19 Jan1001
20 Jan1001
21 Jan0000
22 Jan2002
23 Jan3111
24 Jan1001
25 Jan1001
26 Jan0000
27 Jan6006
28 Jan0000
29 Jan0000
30 Jan1100
31 Jan2101

What Stood Out

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01

Banks accounted for most of the disclosed-value decline

Disclosed penalties totalled ₹89.0 lakh, down from ₹4.95 crore in December 2022. Banks recorded ₹0 against ₹3.08 crore previously, accounting for 75.9% of the ₹4.06 crore decline.

02

Severe actions made up a larger share than in December

There were 23 severe actions, representing 59.0% of the month's actions. In December 2022, severe actions numbered 7 and accounted for 15.9%.

03

The active-order stock covered 38 entities

There were 40 orders in force across 38 entities. Ten were due to expire between 1 February 2023 and 28 February 2023.

What RBI Did and Where It Landed

Amber bars show the current mix. The fine marker shows the comparable earlier period, so a change is visible rather than merely asserted.

Action mix

Primary recorded action category.

  1. Business restriction22 · 56.4%

    Previous 5 · 11.4%

  2. Monetary penalty15 · 38.5%

    Previous 38 · 86.4%

  3. Action lifted1 · 2.6%
  4. Directive / prohibition1 · 2.6%

Lifecycle

Fresh actions, extensions and withdrawals.

  1. Extension22 · 56.4%

    Previous 4 · 9.1%

  2. Fresh action16 · 41%

    Previous 40 · 90.9%

  3. Lifted / withdrawn1 · 2.6%

Entity types

Action records by regulated-entity class, not entities affected.

  1. Co-operative bank36 · 92.3%

    Previous 40 · 90.9%

  2. Bank2 · 5.1%

    Previous 2 · 4.5%

  3. NBFC1 · 2.6%

    Previous 1 · 2.3%

Why RBI acted

Overlapping themes; one action may carry several reasons.

  1. Other22 · 56.4%

    Previous 4 · 9.1%

  2. Reporting & disclosure12 · 30.8%

    Previous 33 · 75%

  3. Governance & oversight8 · 20.5%

    Previous 5 · 11.4%

  4. Lending norms5 · 12.8%

    Previous 7 · 15.9%

  5. Customer protection4 · 10.3%

    Previous 1 · 2.3%

  6. KYC / AML3 · 7.7%

    Previous 10 · 22.7%

Defining Actions

Up to four non-duplicative actions selected for monetary impact, breadth, severity or relief. Quiet periods may show fewer.

  1. RBI imposes monetary penalty on Bahadur Chand Investments Private Limited, New Delhi

    Largest disclosed penaltyS3 Elevated
    13 Jan 2023₹30.0 lakhmonetary penalty

    Bahadur Chand Investments Private Limited

    Bahadur Chand Investments Private Limited received the largest disclosed penalty. The action concerned non-compliance with RBI directions applicable to Core Investment Companies and the NBFC IT framework, including outsourcing-related compliance, governance and IT appointments, and disclosures in annual financial statements.

What It Cost

15 actions had a disclosed amount. Totals and distribution shape are kept separate from action volume.

Median
₹2 L

Previous ₹2 L

Largest
₹30 L

Previous ₹2.66 cr

Top five
₹75 L

Previous ₹4.16 cr

Percentiles
Suppressed

Too few priced actions for a stable tail estimate.

Change by entity type

Arithmetic attribution of the change in disclosed value. Contributions may exceed 100% or run in the opposite direction.

Entity typeCurrentPreviousContribution
Bank₹0₹3.08 cr75.9%
Co-operative bank₹59 L₹1.73 cr28%
NBFC₹30 L₹0-7.4%
Payment entity₹0₹13.9 L3.4%

Entity Coverage

Declared
39
Names extracted
39
Canonical links
39
First seen
12

Entity counts are breadth indicators, not action counts. One bulk order can name hundreds of companies.

Orders Still in Force

Orders
40
Entities
38
Expiring next
10
Duplicate entity rows
2

Next expiry window: 1 Feb 202328 Feb 2023.