{"id":12520,"date":"2023-01-05T10:26:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T10:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=12520"},"modified":"2023-01-05T10:40:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T10:40:39","slug":"how-to-get-nbfc-registration-certificate-from-rbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/how-to-get-nbfc-registration-certificate-from-rbi\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get NBFC Registration Certificate from RBI?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The banking sector encompasses various financial\noperations such as deposits, loans, and so on. Most countries have a\ncentralized bank that regulates all other banks in the\ncountry. The Non-Banking Financial Company sector in India has enormous growth\npotential. These organizations are vital to the economy, so the government and\nits authorities pay close attention to their operations. The credit gap in\nIndia is particularly severe for MSMEs and the largest socioeconomic group at\nthe bottom of the pyramid. In this article, we will discuss NBFC Registration\nCertificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is defined by\nthe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as &#8220;<em>A\ncompany registered under the Companies Act, 1956 engaged in the business of\nloans &amp; advances, acquisition of shares\/bonds\/stocks\/securities\/debentures\nissued by Government\/local authority\/other marketable securities of a like\nkind, leasing, hire-purchase, insurance business, chit business but does not\ninclude any institution whose major business is banking<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply defined, a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC)\ntakes money in lump sums or instalments linked to a programme and manages its\nfinancial process. Individuals may come across a range of NBFCs in their daily\nlives that engage in various financial operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a54dc55362c1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a54dc55362c1\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/how-to-get-nbfc-registration-certificate-from-rbi\/#What_is_NBFC\" title=\"What is NBFC?\">What is NBFC?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/how-to-get-nbfc-registration-certificate-from-rbi\/#Types_of_NBFCs\" title=\"Types of NBFCs\">Types of NBFCs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/how-to-get-nbfc-registration-certificate-from-rbi\/#Eligibility_Criteria_for_NBFC_Registration_Certificate\" title=\"Eligibility Criteria for NBFC Registration Certificate\">Eligibility Criteria for NBFC Registration Certificate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/how-to-get-nbfc-registration-certificate-from-rbi\/#Documents_required_for_NBFC_registration_Certificate\" title=\"Documents required for NBFC registration Certificate\">Documents required for NBFC registration Certificate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/how-to-get-nbfc-registration-certificate-from-rbi\/#Procedure_to_get_NBFC_Registration_Certificate\" title=\"Procedure to get NBFC Registration Certificate\">Procedure to get NBFC Registration Certificate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/how-to-get-nbfc-registration-certificate-from-rbi\/#RBI_AND_NBFC\" title=\"RBI AND NBFC\">RBI AND NBFC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/how-to-get-nbfc-registration-certificate-from-rbi\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_NBFC\"><\/span>What is NBFC?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A\ncompany certified under the Companies Act of 1956 as a non-banking financial\ncompany (NBFC) is one that engages in a variety of businesses, such as loans\nand advances, the purchase of shares, stocks, bonds, debentures, securities, or\nany other type of marketable security of the same nature issued by the\nGovernment of India or any local authority, insurance business, leasing, chit\nfund business, hire or\/and purchase, but it excludes institutions whose primary\nbusiness is that of lending money. The receipt of deposits under any such\nscheme, arrangement, or manner, whether in lump sum form, in instalments via\ncontributions, or in any other manner, is the principal business of a\nnon-banking financial institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_NBFCs\"><\/span><strong>Types of NBFCs<\/strong><strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Deposit Accepting NBFC (Type -1)<\/li><li>Non-Deposit accepting NBFC (Type -2)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>A non-deposit accepting NBFCs <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>in India can be further categorised\ninto ten types, as follows<\/em><\/strong><em>:<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Asset Finance Company, also called as AFC<\/li><li>Loan Company, also called as LC<\/li><li>Infrastructure Finance Company, also called as IFC<\/li><li>Investment Company, also called as IC<\/li><li>Infrastructure Debt Fund: Non- Banking Financial Company also called as IDF-NBFC<\/li><li>Systemically Important Core Investment Company, also called as CIC-ND-SI<\/li><li>Non-Banking Financial Company-Micro Finance Institution, also called as NBFC-MFI<\/li><li>Non-Banking Financial Company \u2013 Factors also called as NBFC-Factors<\/li><li>Mortgage Guarantee Companies, also called as MGC<\/li><li>Non-Operative Financial Holding Company, also called as NOFHC<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eligibility_Criteria_for_NBFC_Registration_Certificate\"><\/span><strong>Eligibility Criteria for NBFC Registration Certificate<\/strong><strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All Non-banking financial companies must register with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (except the ones mentioned above in the table). Before you proceed with the process of <a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/nbfc-registration\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong>NBFC registration<\/strong><\/a>, kindly check the following eligibility criteria for the NBFC Registration Certificate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company must be registered as a private or public limited company under the Company Act of 2013 or the Company Act of 1956.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>They must have their\nbusiness financial strategy for at least five years<\/li><li>A company must have a\ngood credit score or the CIBIL score<\/li><li>A company must own\nfunds of a minimum of INR 2 crore or above<\/li><li>A company must have\nminimum assets worth INR 200 crore or above<\/li><li>A company must comply\nwith the provisions of the FEMA. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Documents_required_for_NBFC_registration_Certificate\"><\/span>Documents required for NBFC registration Certificate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following documents\nmust be provided to obtain an NBFC Registration Certificate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Management-related information<\/li><li>In the case of public limited corporations, certified copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Certificate of Commencement of Business.<\/li><li>Certified copies of the company&#8217;s most recent Memorandum and Articles of Association. Details of financial business clauses in the MoU.<\/li><li>A copy of the company&#8217;s PAN\/CIN.<\/li><li>Each director must fill up and sign their director profile.<\/li><li>A certificate from the NBFC\/s where the Directors received NBFC experience.<\/li><li>CIBIL information about the company&#8217;s directors<\/li><li>Board Resolution stating that the company has not accepted any public deposits in the past (specify period)\/does not hold any public deposits as of the date and will not accept any public deposits in the future without the prior written consent of the Reserve Bank of India.<\/li><li>An authenticated copy of the board resolution establishing the &#8220;Fair Practices Code.&#8221;<\/li><li>Statutory Auditors Certificate attesting to the fact that the company accepts\/does not accept\/does not hold Public Deposit.<\/li><li>Statutory Auditors Certificate attesting that the company is not engaged in NBFC activity.<\/li><li>Statutory Auditors Certificate attesting to the net owned fund as of the application date.<\/li><li>Details of the company&#8217;s authorised share capital and the most recent shareholding pattern, including percentages.<\/li><li>A copy of the Fixed Deposit receipt and a bankers certificate of no lien indicating the balances in support of the Net Owned Funds.<\/li><li>Details of bank balances\/accounts\/full postal address of the branch\/bank, loan\/credit facilities, and so on.<\/li><li>The three years prior Directors&#8217; and auditors&#8217; reports, an audited balance sheet and profit and loss account, or for the smallest time frame possible (for companies already in existence).<\/li><li>Business plan for the next three years detailing the company&#8217;s (a) business drive, (b) market sector, and (c) anticipated balance sheets, cash flow statement, and asset\/income pattern statement, without any element of public deposits.<\/li><li>Documentary documentation supporting the source of the company&#8217;s initial cash.<\/li><li>Self-attestation of bank statements\/IT returns, etc.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Procedure_to_get_NBFC_Registration_Certificate\"><\/span><strong>Procedure to get NBFC Registration Certificate<\/strong><strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following is the step-by-step procedure for obtaining NBFC Registration Certificate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1 of the process includes<\/strong> registering the company under the Companies Act 2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2 of the process\nasks the company to maintain a<\/strong>net owned fund of at least INR 2 crore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3 of the process says<\/strong> there should be at least one director in the company from the same background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4 of the process says<\/strong> company must have a good credit score or the CIBIL score<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5, after this applicant, can fill out the application form with all the documents<\/strong> and submit it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6, after the application has been submitted,<\/strong> a CARN number will be generated and will be given to the applicant for future reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 7, finally<\/strong> after the application is checked and verified by the authority, they wilt the licence to the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RBI_AND_NBFC\"><\/span>RBI AND NBFC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In India, RBI governs NBFCs.Non-banking financial companies are regulated by <em>Section 45-I(a) <\/em>of the <strong>RBI Act<\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/rbi.org.in\/Scripts\/OccasionalPublications.aspx?head=Reserve%20Bank%20of%20India%20Act\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A company formed under the Companies Act of 1956\nthat seeks to launch a venture as a non-banking financial institution, as defined\nunder Section 45 I(a) of the RBI Act of 1934, must meet the basic requirements\nthat are listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>According to Section 3 of the Companies Act of 1956, the company is\nrequired to be registered.<\/li><li>The company should have a Net owned fund of at least INR 2 crore.(The\nminimum Net Owned Fund (NOF) necessary for particularly designed NBFCs such as\nCICs, NBFC-Factors, and NBFC-MFIs is specified individually.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;(NOTE: However, there are certain categories\nof Non-banking financial companies which are regulated by other regulatory bodies\nin India. These NBFCs are exempted from the requirement of registering with\nRBI. The list is as follows: Venture Capital Fund or the Merchant Banking\ncompanies or Stock broking companies are registered with SEBI, Insurance\nCompanies holding a valid Certificate of Registration (CoR) issued by IRDA,\nNidhi companies as notified under Section 620A of the Companies Act of 2013,\nChit companies as defined in clause (b) of Section 2 of the Chit Funds Act of\n1982, Housing Finance Companies regulated &amp; controlled by National Housing\nBank, Stock Exchange or a Mutual Benefit company.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>To simplify this, here is the table for the above explanation: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  <strong>Type of the company<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Regulatory body&nbsp; <\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Chit Funds\n  <\/td><td>\n  State Government\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Venture Capital Fund\n  <\/td><td>\n  Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Stock Brokering\n  <\/td><td>\n  Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Merchant Banking\n  <\/td><td>\n  Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Housing Finance\n  <\/td><td>\n  National Housing Bank (NHB)\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Nidhi Company\n  <\/td><td>\n  Ministry of Corporate Affairs\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Non-banking financial enterprises have emerged as rapidly emerging types of financial companies. They have proven to be an essential component of the Indian financial system. A diverse range of institutions (other than commercial and cooperative banks) engage in commercial arbitration in various ways, such as accepting deposits, hiring, leasing, providing loans and advances, and so on. They raise funds directly or indirectly from the general public and then lend it. They provide loans to a wide range of small businesses, wholesale and retail enterprises, and self-employed individuals. As a result, they have broadened and expanded the scope of financial goods and services available. Because of their simplified procedures, customer-oriented services, adaptability, timeliness in serving the credit demands of specific sectors, attractive rates of return on deposits, and so on, they are gradually becoming recognized as supplementary to the banking industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our Article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/functions-performed-by-dsa-of-nbfc\/\">Functions performed by DSA of NBFC<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The banking sector encompasses various financial operations such as deposits, loans, and so on. Most countries have a centralized bank that regulates all other banks in the country. The Non-Banking Financial Company sector in India has enormous growth potential. 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