Bank frauds worth ₹2.05 trillion happened in last 11 years, reveals RBI data
3 min read 12 Jun 2019, 04:21 PM ISTOver 50,000 frauds had hit banks in India FY09-FY19, RBI said in a response to an RTI queryICICI Bank reported the highest number of frauds (6,811) involving ₹5,033 crore
PremiumNew Delhi: Of over 50,000 frauds that hit banks in India in the last 11 fiscal years, the ICICI Bank, State Bank of India (SBI) and HDFC Bank reported highest number of cases, according to an RBI data.
Of the total 53,334 cases of frauds reported during 2008-09 and 2018-19 fiscal years, involving a whopping ₹2.05 lakh crore, a highest of 6,811 were reported by the ICICI Bank involving ₹5,033.81 crore.
The state-run State Bank of India (SBI) reported 6,793 fraud cases involving ₹23,734.74 crore followed by HDFC Banks which recorded 2,497 such cases involving ₹1,200.79 crore, according to the data given by the central bank in response to an RTI query filed by this correspondent.
The Bank of Baroda reported 2,160 fraud cases (involving ₹12,962.96 crore), Punjab National Bank 2,047 frauds ( ₹28,700.74 crore) and Axis Bank had 1,944 fraud cases involving RS 5,301.69 crore public money.
As many as 1,872 frauds involving ₹12,358.2 crore was reported by Bank of India, 1,783 by Syndicate Bank ( ₹5830.85 crore) and Central Bank of India’s 1, 613 cases involving ₹9041.98 crore, the data shows.
IDBI Bank Ltd reported 1,264 fraud cases involving ₹5978.96 crore, Standard Chartered Bank 1,263 cases involving ₹1221.41 crore, Canara Bank 1,254 cases of ₹5553.38 crore, Union Bank of India 1,244 frauds of ₹11,830.74 crore and Kotak Mahindra 1,213 cases involving ₹430.46 crore.
In that period, Indian Overseas Bank reported 1,115 frauds involving ₹12,644.7 crore, while Oriental Bank of Commerce 1040 cases of ₹5,598.23 crore.
The United Bank of India reported 944 cases of frauds involving ₹3052.34 crore, State Bank of Mysore 395 cases of ₹742.31 crore, State Bank of Patiala 386 cases ( ₹1178.77 crore), Punjab and Sind Bank 276 cases ( ₹1154.89 crore), UCO Bank 1081 frauds ( ₹7104.77 crore), Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd 261 cases ( ₹493.92 crore) and Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd reported 259 frauds ( ₹862.64 crore).
Some of the foreign banks operating in India also reported fraud cases worth crores during the last 11 fiscal years.
American Express Banking Corporation reported 1,862 fraud cases of ₹86.21 crore, Citi Bank 1,764 cases of ₹578.09 crore, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Ltd 1,173 frauds of ₹312.1 crore and The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc reported 216 frauds involving ₹12.69 crore, the RBI data said.
A total of 274 cases of frauds were reported by the State Bank of Travancore involving ₹694.61 crore, Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd reported 142 such cases of ₹1639.9 crore, The Industrial Finance Corp of India had nine cases of ₹671.66 crore, The Dhanlakshmi Bank Ltd 89 cases of ₹410.93 crore and Vijaya Bank reported 639 cases involving ₹1,748.9 crore, it said.
Yes Bank Ltd reported 102 fraud cases involving ₹311.96 crore and Paytm Payments Bank Limited reported two cases of ₹0.02 crore (or ₹2 lakh), it said.
PTI had on June 3 reported that as many as 6,801 cases of fraud were reported by scheduled commercial banks and select financial institutions involving an amount of ₹71,542.93 crore in the last fiscal, quoting data from the RBI.
After the story was published, the Congress party held a press conference the next day and demanded that the BJP government issue a "White Paper" on rising bank frauds in the country.
During 2008-09, a total of 4,372 cases were reported involving an amount of ₹1,860.09 crore. In 2009-10, ₹1,998.94 crore worth fraud was reported in 4,669 cases.
A total of 4,534 and 4,093 such cases were reported in 2010-11 and 2011-12 involving ₹3,815.76 crore and ₹4,501.15 crore, respectively.
In the 2012-13 fiscal, 4,235 fraud cases involving ₹8,590.86 crore were reported by banks as against 4,306 cases (involving ₹10,170.81 crore) in 2013-14 and 4,639 cases (involving ₹19,455.07 crore) in 2014-15.
As many as 4,693 and 5,076 cases of fraud were reported in 2015-16 and 2016-17 involving ₹18,698.82 crore and ₹23,933.85 crore, respectively, it said.
A total of 5,916 such cases were reported by banks in 2017-18 involving ₹41,167.03 crore.
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