RBI imposes monetary penalty on The N.E. & E.C. Railway Employees’ Multi-State Primary Co-operative Bank Ltd, Gorakhpur

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July 2, 2026 RBI imposes monetary penalty on The N.E. & E.C. Railway Employees’ Multi- State Primary Co-operative Bank Ltd, Gorakhpur The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated June 30, 2026, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.05 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Five Thousand only) on The N.E. & E.C. Railway Employees’ Multi-State Primary Co-operative Bank Ltd, Gorakhpur (the bank) for contravention of the provisions of Section 26A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) by Co-operative Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act and Section 25 read with Section 23 of Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005. The statutory inspection of the bank was conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2025. Based on supervisory findings of contravention of statutory provisions / non-compliance with RBI directions and related correspondence in that regard, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for its failure to comply with the said provisions and directions. After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and additional submissions made by it, RBI found, inter alia, that the following charges against the bank were sustained, warranting imposition of monetary penalty: The bank had failed to: i. transfer eligible unclaimed amounts to the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund within the prescribed period; and ii. obtain membership of two Credit Information Companies (CICs) and submit credit information of its borrowers to all the four CICs. This action is based on deficiencies in statutory and regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers. Further, imposition of this monetary penalty is without prejudice to any other action that may be initiated by RBI against the bank. (Brij Raj) Press Release: 2026-2027/593 Chief General Manager ᮧेस ᮧकाशनी PRESS RELEASE भारतीय ᳯरज़वर् बᱹक RESERVE BANK OF INDIA 0वेबसाइट : www.rbi.org.in/hindi संचार िवभाग, कᱶᮤीय कायार्लय, शहीद भगत ᳲसंह मागर्, फोटर्, मुंबई - 400 001 Website : www.rbi.org.in Department of Communication, Central Office, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, ई-मेल/email : helpdoc@rbi.org.in Mumbai - 400 001 फोन/Phone: 022 - 2266 0502