New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday imposed monetary penalties on 14 banks including Jammu & Kashmir Bank, Bank of Baroda and State Bank of India (SBI) for various rule violations, the central bank said in a press release.
The violations include non-compliance with certain provisions of directions issued by RBI on ‘Lending to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)’ ‘Bank Finance to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)’ and ‘Loans and Advances – Statutory and Other Restrictions.’
Scrutiny in the accounts of the companies of a Group was carried out by RBI. It was observed that the banks had failed to comply with provisions of one or more of the aforesaid directions issued by RBI and/or contravened provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
Notices were issued to the banks advising them to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed for non-compliance with the directions/contraventions of provisions of Banking Regulation Act, 1949, it said.
Replies were considered, and RBI concluded that it warranted the imposition of monetary penalty on the aforementioned fourteen banks.
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