In pursuance of the announcement made in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated October 09, 2024 regarding the review of extant regulatory guidelines on levy of foreclosure charges/ pre-payment penalties on loans, Reserve Bank has released today the draft circular in this regard. Comments/feedback by the stakeholders and members of public on the draft circular may be submitted by March 21, 2025 through e-mail. Final circular shall be issued after considering the stakeholder/ public comments.

It may be recalled that, in exercise of powers conferred under Section 45-IE (5) (a) of the RBI Act, 1934, the Reserve Bank had, on January 30, 2025, constituted a three-member Advisory Committee to assist Shri Ram Kumar, Administrator of Aviom India Housing Finance Private Limited (AVIOM) in discharge of his duties. The members of the Committee are:

The Certificate of Registration issued to the following Non-Banking   Financial Company (NBFC) has been restored after considering the orders   passed by the Appellate Authority/Courts. This NBFC is advised to adhere   to the applicable provisions of the RBI Act, 1934, and   guidelines/directions issued by the RBI including reporting   requirements.

The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has cancelled the Certificate of Registration of the following companies.

The following 20 Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) have surrendered the Certificate of Registration (CoR) granted to them by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has therefore cancelled their CoR.

The Reserve Bank of India, on January 27, 2025, has superseded the board of directors of Aviom India Housing Finance Private Limited, and appointed Shri Ram Kumar, ex-Chief General Manager, Punjab National Bank, as the Administrator. In exercise of powers conferred under Section 45-IE (5) (a) of the RBI Act 1934, the Reserve Bank has constituted a three-member Advisory Committee to assist the Administrator in discharge of his duties. The members of the Advisory Committee are as follows:

The Reserve Bank of India has today (January 30, 2025) filed an application for initiation of CIRP against Aviom India Housing Finance Private Limited, under Section 227 read with clause (zk) of sub-section (2) of Section 239 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (“IBC”), 2016 read with Rules 5 and 6 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings of Financial Service Providers and Application to Adjudication Authority) Rules, 2019 (“FSP Insolvency Rules”) at the New Delhi Bench of the Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal.

In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 45-IE(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, and as per recommendation of National Housing Bank (NHB), the Reserve Bank has today superseded the board of directors of Aviom India Housing Finance Private Limited (the company) owing to governance concerns and defaults in meeting various payment obligations, and appointed Shri Ram Kumar, ex-CGM of Punjab National Bank, as the Administrator under Section 45-IE(2) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The Reserve Bank intends to shortly initiate the process of resolution of the company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings of Financial Service Providers and Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2019, and would also apply to the NCLT, New Delhi, for appointing the Administrator as the Insolvency Resolution Professional.

In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Reserve Bank has cancelled the Certificate of Registration (CoR) issued to the following Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC):

The Reserve Bank of India announced today the list of NBFCs in the Upper Layer under Scale Based Regulation for NBFCs for the year 2024-25. 2. The Reserve Bank had issued the Scale Based Regulation (SBR): A Revised Regulatory Framework for NBFCs (the framework) on October 22, 2021. The framework categorises NBFCs in Base Layer (NBFC-BL), Middle Layer (NBFC-ML), Upper Layer (NBFC-UL) and Top Layer (NBFC-TL) and gives the methodology to identify the NBFCs in the Upper Layer as per their asset size and scoring methodology. Accordingly, the 2024-25 list of NBFC-UL is as under: