India's central bank on Monday revised certain norms for urban co-operative banks (UCBs), with a view of providing them with greater operational flexibility, while meeting regulatory objectives.

This announcement comes just over a week after the central bank prohibited the bank from issuing new loans, dissolved its board and took control owing to ‘supervisory concerns.’

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced measures to enhance the operational flexibility of Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs), allowing them greater freedom in lending without compromising regulatory objectives.

RBI has revised some lending norms for urban co-operative banks, including expanding the definition of small-value loans, hiking real estate exposure limits and provisioning requirements for investment in Security Receipts.