Last month, the RBI had imposed a penalty of Rs 3 crore on SBI for violating know your customer (KYC)/anti-money laundering norms. |
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank on Wednesday said it imposed a fine of about Rs 5.6 lakh on State Bank of India (SBI) for violation of currency chest norms.
"The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 5,62,555 on July 12, 2013 on SBI for violation of the terms of agreement with RBI for opening and maintaining currency chests," the central bank said in a statement.
The penalty was levied in connection with deficiencies and lapses in the operation and maintenance of the currency chest at the Secunderabad branch of SBI, it said.