04 Jata Kahan Hai DiwaneIn a major crackdown for FEMA violations and KYC lapses, the RBI has imposed Rs 27-crore penalty on 13 public and private sector banks, including PNB and HDFC Bank, while asking eight others including SBI and ICICI Bank to ensure strict compliance with guidelines.
On the basis of inputs received from a public sector bank, the Reserve Bank had undertaken a scrutiny on advance import remittances in 21 banks in October and November 2015.
In a statement issued today, the RBI said it has imposed monetary penalty on 13 banks for “violation of regulatory directions/instructions/guidelines, among other things, on KYC norms”.