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Bank frauds volume shrinks 51%
Frauds in PSBs dip 51% to Rs40,295 cr, however, number of cases not falling fast enough as 7,940 frauds reported in FY22 against 9,933 incidents in FY21: RBI
New Delhi: Public-sector banks reported over 51 per cent dip in the amount involved in frauds to Rs40,295.25 crore during the financial year ended March 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said.
The 12 PSBs (Public-Sector Banks) had reported frauds worth Rs81,921.54 crore in preceding fiscal 2020-21, the Reserve Bank has said in response to an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. However, the number of fraud cases didn't fall at the same pace as a total of 7,940 frauds reported by the PSBs in 2021-22, against 9,933 incidents reported in FY21, said the RBI's reply to Madhya Pradesh-based RTI activist Chandrashekhar Gaur.
According to the RBI data on frauds reported by PSBs in all categories during FY22, the highest amount of Rs9,528.95 crore was reported by the city-based Punjab National Bank (PNB), involving 431 such incidents.
India's largest lender State Bank of India reported frauds worth Rs 6,932.37 crore in as many as 4,192 cases -- reflecting incidents of a large number of small value frauds. Bank of India reported frauds worth Rs 5,923.99 crore (209 incidents), followed by Bank of Baroda at Rs 3,989.36 crore (280); Union Bank of India Rs 3,939 crore (627), while Canara Bank reported frauds worth Rs 3,230.18 crore in just 90 cases -- showing that the transactions were of high value frauds. Among others, Indian Bank customers faced frauds amounting to Rs 2,038.28 crore in 211 cases; Indian Overseas Bank Rs 1,733.80 crore (312); Bank of Maharashtra Rs 1,139.36 crore (72 cases); Central Bank of India Rs 773.37 crore; UCO Bank Rs 611.54 crore (114 crore) and Punjab & Sind Bank reported frauds of Rs 455.04 crore in as many as 159 incidents.
