The Reserve Bank of India on October 18, 2021, slapped a fine of Rs 1 crore on State Bank of India NSE -0.50 % for failing to comply with fraud classification rules. The regulator said it had conducted a probe in accounts maintained with SBI and had found it deficient in reporting frauds.
The penalty has been imposed for non-compliance with the directions contained in “RBI (Frauds classification and reporting by commercial banks and select FIs) directions 2016”.
The penalty has been imposed in the exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of section 47A (1) (c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 51(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.