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RBI cancelled an NBFC licence over irregular lending

31st busiestof 140 comparable periods· top 22%

33 RBI action records published between 1 March 2023 and 31 March 2023: 29 fresh actions, 4 extensions of existing orders and 19 monetary-penalty actions with an amount stated, totalling ₹6.08 crore. That is 33 records against 33 over the same 31 days of February 2023, and ₹6.08 crore of disclosed penalty value against ₹1.50 crore.

Period complete. 31 days covered.

Action records
33

33 in February 2023

Disclosed penalties
₹6.08 cr

₹1.5 cr in February 2023

Severe actions · S4–S5
16

16 · 48.5% previously

Orders in force
49

22 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
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10 Mar7016
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17 Mar2020
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20 Mar7421
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24 Mar1010
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27 Mar6420
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What Stood Out

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01

Payment entities drove most of the increase in penalty value

Payment entities accounted for ₹3.07 crore in March 2023, against ₹0 in February 2023. That represented 67.0% of the ₹4.58 crore increase in disclosed penalty value.

02

The severe-action share held steady while cancellations fell

March 2023 had 16 severe actions, a 48.5% share, matching February 2023. It recorded 1 cancellation against 3 in February, while supersessions were 0 in both months.

03

A small group of actions accounted for nearly all penalty value

The 19 disclosed penalty actions totalled ₹6.08 crore. The largest was ₹3.07 crore, representing 50.5% of the total, while the top five accounted for 95.4%; the median was ₹2.1 lakh.

04

A substantial stock of orders was approaching expiry

There were 49 orders in force across 47 entities at the end of March 2023. Of these, 22 were due to expire between 1 April 2023 and 30 April 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. Monetary penalty19 · 57.6%

    Previous 17 · 51.5%

  2. Business restriction13 · 39.4%

    Previous 13 · 39.4%

  3. Licence cancellation1 · 3%

    Previous 3 · 9.1%

Lifecycle

Fresh actions, extensions and withdrawals.

  1. Fresh action29 · 87.9%

    Previous 25 · 75.8%

  2. Extension4 · 12.1%

    Previous 8 · 24.2%

Entity types

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

  1. Co-operative bank25 · 75.8%

    Previous 28 · 84.8%

  2. NBFC4 · 12.1%

    Previous 3 · 9.1%

  3. Bank3 · 9.1%

    Previous 2 · 6.1%

  4. Payment entity1 · 3%

Why RBI acted

Overlapping themes; one action may carry several reasons.

  1. Capital & exposure norms13 · 39.4%

    Previous 12 · 36.4%

  2. Reporting & disclosure13 · 39.4%

    Previous 13 · 39.4%

  3. Customer protection11 · 33.3%

    Previous 10 · 30.3%

  4. Governance & oversight9 · 27.3%

    Previous 8 · 24.2%

  5. Lending norms8 · 24.2%

    Previous 9 · 27.3%

  6. Licensing breach7 · 21.2%

    Previous 5 · 15.2%

Defining Actions

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

  3. RBI imposes monetary penalty on RBL Bank Limited

    Highest severity, single entityS4 High
    20 Mar 2023₹2.27 croremonetary penalty

    RBL Bank Limited

    RBL Bank Limited was penalised for non-compliance with RBI directions on the Internal Ombudsman Scheme, Fair Practices Code for Lenders, Credit Card Operations, outsourcing of financial services and recovery agents. Deficiencies included improper communication of IO decisions, failure to prevent intimidation or harassment by recovery agents, and lapses in training, police verification and borrower disclosure.

    Read case briefRBI source

What It Cost

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

Median
₹2.1 L

Previous ₹1.5 L

Largest
₹3.07 cr

Previous ₹42.48 L

Top five
₹5.8 cr

Previous ₹1.31 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
Payment entity₹3.07 cr₹067%
Bank₹2.59 cr₹69.5 L41.4%
NBFC₹17.21 L₹42.48 L-5.5%
Co-operative bank₹24.7 L₹38 L-2.9%

Entity Coverage

Declared
33
Names extracted
33
Canonical links
33
First seen
19

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

Orders Still in Force

Orders
49
Entities
47
Expiring next
22
Duplicate entity rows
2

Next expiry window: 1 Apr 2023–30 Apr 2023.