NASHIK: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has cancelled the licence of Independence Co-operative Bank Ltd in Nashik city. “Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on February 03, 2022,” the RBI said in a statement. The Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Maharashtra has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.
The RBI has cancelled the licence of the bank as: The bank does not have adequate capital and earning prospects. As such, it does not comply with the provisions of Section 11(1) and Section 22 (3) (d) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
The bank has failed to comply with the requirements of Sections 22(3) (a), 22 (3) (b), 22(3)(c), 22(3) (d) and 22(3)(e) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949; The continuance of the bank is prejudicial to the interests of its depositors; The bank with its present financial position would be unable to pay its present depositors in full; and Public interest would be adversely affected if the bank is allowed to carry on its banking business any further.
“Consequent to the cancellation of its licence, Independence Co-operative Bank Limited, Nashik, is prohibited from conducting the business of ‘banking’ which includes acceptance of deposits and repayment of deposits as defined in Section 5(b) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 with immediate effect,” the central bank said.
On liquidation
On liquidation, every depositor would be entitled to receive deposit insurance claim amount of his/her deposits up to a monetary ceiling of Rs 5,00,000/- (Rupees Five lakh only) from Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) subject to the provisions of the DICGC Act, 1961. As per the data submitted by the bank, more than 99% of the depositors are entitled to receive full amount of their deposits from DICGC. As on January 27, 2022, DICGC has disbursed 2.36 crore of the total insured deposits under the provisions of Section 18A of the DICGC Act,1961 based on the willingness received from the concerned depositors of the bank.
“The revocation of the license is a failure of the Board of Directors. Had the BoDs taken a tough decision in time, the bank could have been saved. But because of uncertainty in policy, even good directoes have to suffer the consequences. This is very bad in terms of cooperative banking.” – Sridhar Vyavahare (President, Thevidaar Sanghatana)
