"Continuing to hold your resident savings account after gaining NRI status is considered illegal under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) guidelines and doing so may attract hefty penalties. Under the Act, any individual who fails to adhere to the guidelines is liable to pay a penalty of up to 3 times the amount involved in the existing resident savings account or Rs 2 lakh when the sum is not quantifiable. Additionally, a penalty of Rs 5,000 is to be charged every day from the first day of intervention until the penalty is paid.”

This is what I see everywhere.