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RBI cancelled four NBFCs’ certificates of registration

31st busiestof 140 comparable periods· top 22%

33 RBI action records published between 1 March 2024 and 31 March 2024: 23 fresh actions, 10 extensions of existing orders and 20 monetary-penalty actions with an amount stated, totalling ₹5.25 crore. That is 33 records against 45 over the same 31 days of February 2024, and ₹5.25 crore of disclosed penalty value against ₹5.20 crore.

Period complete. 31 days covered.

Action records
33

45 in February 2024

Disclosed penalties
₹5.25 cr

₹5.2 cr in February 2024

Severe actions · S4–S5
15

19 · 42.2% previously

Orders in force
32

12 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 Mar0000
2 Mar0000
3 Mar0000
4 Mar1010
5 Mar2011
6 Mar1001
7 Mar2002
8 Mar1001
9 Mar0000
10 Mar0000
11 Mar1001
12 Mar0000
13 Mar5023
14 Mar1001
15 Mar0000
16 Mar0000
17 Mar0000
18 Mar0000
19 Mar2002
20 Mar1001
21 Mar5230
22 Mar1001
23 Mar0000
24 Mar0000
25 Mar0000
26 Mar5311
27 Mar5410
28 Mar0000
29 Mar0000
30 Mar0000
31 Mar0000

What Stood Out

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01

Severe actions made up a larger share than in February

There were 15 severe actions, or 45.5%, versus 19 and 42.2% in February 2024. March included one cancellation and no supersession, compared with four cancellations and no supersessions in February 2024.

02

Banks were the only entity type with higher disclosed penalty value

Bank penalty value was ₹3.66 crore across 4 actions, up from ₹2.98 crore across 3 in February 2024. Co-operative bank value fell to ₹1.46 crore from ₹1.92 crore, across 15 actions versus 22; NBFC value fell to ₹13.6 lakh from ₹29.8 lakh, across 1 versus 3.

03

Twelve in-force orders were due to expire in April

The in-force stock stood at 32 orders across 32 entities at the end of March 2024. Twelve were due to expire between 1 April 2024 and 30 April 2024.

04

The largest penalties accounted for most disclosed value

The maximum disclosed penalty was ₹1.41 crore, or 26.8% of total disclosed penalty value. The top five penalties accounted for 81.0%, while the median penalty was ₹5.5 lakh.

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 penalty20 · 60.6%

    Previous 28 · 62.2%

  2. Business restriction10 · 30.3%

    Previous 12 · 26.7%

  3. Cease & desist2 · 6.1%
  4. Licence cancellation1 · 3%

    Previous 4 · 8.9%

Lifecycle

Fresh actions, extensions and withdrawals.

  1. Fresh action23 · 69.7%

    Previous 32 · 71.1%

  2. Extension10 · 30.3%

    Previous 12 · 26.7%

Entity types

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

  1. Co-operative bank24 · 72.7%

    Previous 35 · 77.8%

  2. Bank5 · 15.2%

    Previous 4 · 8.9%

  3. NBFC4 · 12.1%

    Previous 5 · 11.1%

Why RBI acted

Overlapping themes; one action may carry several reasons.

  1. Reporting & disclosure18 · 54.5%

    Previous 21 · 46.7%

  2. Lending norms10 · 30.3%

    Previous 11 · 24.4%

  3. Other10 · 30.3%

    Previous 11 · 24.4%

  4. Governance & oversight7 · 21.2%

    Previous 9 · 20%

  5. Customer protection5 · 15.2%

    Previous 7 · 15.6%

  6. Capital & exposure norms3 · 9.1%

    Previous 13 · 28.9%

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 Bank of India

    Largest disclosed penaltyS4 High
    13 Mar 2024₹1.41 croremonetary penalty

    Bank of India

    The record carried the period’s largest disclosed penalty, ₹1.41 crore, for multiple compliance failures, including deposit interest payment, customer service charges, lending rate reset/benchmarking, CRILC reporting, and furnishing inaccurate information to CICs.

What It Cost

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

Median
₹5.5 L

Previous ₹3.75 L

Largest
₹1.41 cr

Previous ₹2 cr

Top five
₹4.26 cr

Previous ₹4.05 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₹3.66 cr₹2.98 cr1,281.6%
Co-operative bank₹1.46 cr₹1.92 cr-873.6%
NBFC₹13.6 L₹29.8 L-308%

Entity Coverage

Declared
36
Names extracted
36
Canonical links
36
First seen
6

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

Orders Still in Force

Orders
32
Entities
32
Expiring next
12
Duplicate entity rows
0

Next expiry window: 1 Apr 202430 Apr 2024.