The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) penalties on regulated entities (REs) were at a five-year low of ₹26.33 crore in 2025-26 (FY26). The department took action against 241 entities, lower than 353 entities in FY25, according to the RBI’s annual report released on Friday.
RBI said, for the penalties imposed during 2025-26, 342 show-cause notices totalling 698 charges were issued to different REs, of which 382 charges resulted in enforcement action by imposition of monetary penalties and no enforcement action was taken in respect of 316 charges.
|
Financial Year |
Number of Penalties |
Total Penalty (Rs cr) |
|
FY20 |
51 |
61.15 |
|
FY21 |
54 |
19.41 |
|
FY22 |
189 |
65.32 |
|
FY23 |
211 |
40.39 |
|
FY24 |
281 |
86.11 |
|
FY25 |
353 |
54.78 |
|
FY26 |
241 |
26.33 |
Source: RBI
First Published: May 29 2026 | 9:06 PM IST