RBI penalises 2 UP-based cooperative banks

Reserve Bank of India Tuesday said it has imposed Rs 2 lakh penalty on National Sahkari Bank, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh for violation of Know Your Customer (KYC) norms.

Besides, a penalty of Rs 2 lakh to have been slapped on National Urban Co-operative Bank, Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh) for non-filing of a return on asset and liabilities.

"The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 2,00,000 on National Sahkari Bank Ltd, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh...for violation of RBI Instructions/Guidelines on Know Your Customer Norms," the central bank said in a statement.

Earlier, the RBI had issued a show cause notice to the bank, in response to which the bank had submitted a written reply.

After considering the facts of the case, the RBI came to the conclusion that the violations were substantiated and warranted the imposition of penalty.

National Urban Co-operative Bank has been penalized for "continuous non-submission" of returns as prescribed under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

In this case, also, a show cause notice was issued, "in response to which the bank had not submitted its reply".

After considering the facts of the case, the Reserve Bank said it came to the conclusion that the violation was substantiated and warranted imposition of penalty.