Why Cooperative Banks Come Under RBI Regulation?

If you are wondering what are cooperative Banks and what do they do?. You are probably at the right place as in this article we will be discussing all about cooperative Banks.

• What are Cooperative Banks?
• Types of Cooperative Banks
• Why people deposits their money in Cooperative Banks?
• Regulation Of Cooperative Banks
• Difference between Commercial Banks and Cooperative Banks
• Why Co-operative Banks are failing in India?
• Current Status Of Co-operative Banks In India( as of march,2019)

What are Cooperative Banks?

Cooperative Banks are the type of banks which operates in India. They are known so because of the purpose they serve which is mainly financing the small lenders. Cooperative banks generally lends money to small businessmans and farmers. Cooperative banks generally gets deposits from their own shareholders and from public as well. Cooperative banks does not deal with big individuals or companies.

Types of Cooperative Banks

There are two types of Cooperative Banks namely- Urban Cooperative Banks and Rural Cooperative Banks. Currently in India there are 96,606 Rural Cooperative Banks and 1,542 Urban Cooperative Banks.

Different types of Rural Co-operative Banks in India

 Different types of Urban Co-operative banks in India

Why people deposits their money in Cooperative Banks?

Cooperative banks generally gets deposits from their own shareholders and some from public but the intrest rate on deposit is high in comparison to the commercial banks. Thus people deposit their money in Cooperative banks than Commercial banks.

Regulation Of Cooperative Banks

Cooperative Banks  are registered under Banking Regulation Act 1949 but also with Cooperatives societies, Act 1965 as well. Cooperative Banks are regulated by both RBI and NABARD.

Difference between Commercial Banks and Cooperative Banks

Why Co-operative Banks are failing in India?

• Lack of attention given to the Co-operative banks failures is one such reason.
• The license providing rule is not very strict with the Co-operative bank. A bank open as a primary credit society can become an urban co-operative bank if they have a deposit of just one lakh which is a very meagre amount for any organisation to work as a financial institution.
• Liquidation process of a company is handed over to the Registrar Of Co-operative Societies. RBI has no role to play in the liquidation of a Co-operative bank thus causing a chaos while the proceedings.

Current Status Of Co-operative Banks In India (as of March 2019)

• 46 Urban Co-operative Banks had negative net worth and 26 were under direction of the RBI
• Around 40% of PACs are loss making
• Nearly 24% SCARDBs loans and 33% PCARDBs loans as of March 2017 were NPAs

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