New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) levied smaller penalties on banks in 2025, with the median fine on lenders almost half of the amount in the past two years, a Mint analysis found.

While the number of instances rose from 26 in 2023, 30 in 2024, to 38 in 2025, the size of the penalty shrank. These include fines on the public sector, private sector, foreign banks, small finance banks, and payments banks.

These penalties totalled Rs.25.5 crore in 2025, while the median amount was Rs.55.7 lakh. In comparison, RBI fined banks a total of Rs.29.5 crore and Rs.53.3 crore in 2024 and 2023 respectively. In these preceding years, the median fines were at Rs.98.2 lakh and Rs.1 crore respectively, data showed.







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