Action taken by RBI..!? Cancel the license of this bank!?
The Reserve
bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on
punjab and Sindh
bank for not following the rules. The central
bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 29.55 lakh on ESAF Small Finance
bank for not following instructions on
customer service in banks. The
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bank of india (RBI) said on
january 12 that it had canceled the license of The Hiriyur City Co-operative
bank citing weak financial position. In a
press release issued by the Reserve
bank in this regard, "The balance of the
bank will be detrimental to the interest of the depositors as the
bank in its current financial position will not be able to pay the full amount to the existing depositors. If the
bank continues to operate, its
business and the general interest of the
customers will be adversely affected." On the other hand, the Reserve
bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 2.49 crore on three banks including Thanalakshmi
bank,
punjab and
sindhu Bank for not following the rules. Reserve
bank has informed this information. Rs. 1.20 crore in loans and advances – Dhanalakshmi
bank has been fined for non-compliance with certain norms of statutory and other controls, KYC, and interest rate on deposits, RBI said.
Reserve
bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on
punjab & Sind
bank for not following the rules. RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 29.55 lakh on ESAF Small Finance
bank for not following instructions on 'Customer
service in Banks'. Earlier, the RBI had imposed penalties on the largest public sector
bank SBI, private sector major HDFC, and
icici bank in similar cases. RBI has suspended the
banking transactions of Haripur City Co-operative
bank after its license was revoked. This includes both depositing and withdrawing money. On behalf of the central
bank, each account
holder is entitled to claim deposits with the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) up to a cash limit of Rs 5 lakh. According to data provided by the
bank, 99.93 percent of depositors are entitled to receive their full amount from DICGC. On the other hand, the account holders of the banks which have been penalized by the RBI will not be affected.
Earlier on
january 11, the state-owned
bank of Baroda (BOB) had already imposed Rs. RBI decided to waive the penalty of Rs 5 crore. On
december 22, 2023, the
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bank of india will pay the borrower a Rs. 5 crore penalty was revealed by BOB. The penalty was imposed due to the shortage of soiled note remittances, indicating normal wear and tear and problems in dealing with torn notes.