Cooperative banks to be brought under RBI supervision
PTI, Jun 24, 2020, 3:57 PM IST
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said all cooperative banks and multi-state cooperative banks will come under the supervision of the Reserve Bank of India, a development aimed at providing comfort to depositors of these banks.
Urban cooperative banks and multi-state cooperative banks will be brought under the RBI supervision process applicable to commercial banks, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said while briefing media about the Cabinet decisions.
“Depositor will be assured his money is safe,” he said. An ordinance in this regard will be promulgated, he added.
There are about 1,482 crore urban cooperative banks and 58 multi-state co-operative banks with a depositors base of about 8.6 crores.
The decision assumes significance amid lakhs of depositors facing problems after a scam in the multi-state Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank.
Earlier, the Cabinet had approved amendment to Banking Regulation Act to strengthen cooperative banks and avoid a PMC Bank like crisis.
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