RBI slaps Rs 1 crore fine on SBI for being clueless about borrowers' spending

By PTI News  |  First Published Feb 8, 2019, 11:01 AM IST
This fine by the Reserve Bank of India is slapped on SBI under Section 47 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

New Delhi: State Bank of India Thursday said the Reserve Bank of India has slapped Rs 1 crore penalty on the country's largest lender for violating norms.

RBI "in exercise of powers conferred under Section 47 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 has levied a penalty of Rupees one crore on the bank for not monitoring the end use of funds in respect of one of its borrowers," SBI said in a regulatory filing.

SBI, however, did not share details of the borrower and the loan amount given to the borrower.
 

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