RBI/2009-10/5
DNBS (PD) CC No.147/03. 02.01/ 2009-10

July 1, 2009

To

The Chairman/CEOs of all Non-Banking Financial Companies (accepting public deposits)
and Residuary Non-Banking Companies
 

Dear Sir,

Master Circular – “Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies) Returns Specifications 1997”

As you are aware, in order to have all current instructions on the subject at one place, the Reserve Bank of India had issued a Master Circular No. 119 on the captioned subject, which is now updated up to 30th June 2009. It may be noted that the Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions contained in the notifications listed in the footnotes, in so far they relate to the topic. The Master Circular has also been placed on the RBI web-site (http://www.rbi.org.in). A copy of the revised Master Circular is enclosed.

Yours sincerely,

(P. Krishnamurthy)
Chief General Manager- in-Charge

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF NON-BANKING SUPERVISION
CENTRAL OFFICE
CENTRE I, WORLD TRADE CENTRE,
CUFFE PARADE, COLABA,
MUMBAI 400 005.

Notification DFC(COC) No.108.ED(JRP)/97 dated April 30, 1997

In exercise of the powers conferred under the sub-section (2) of section 45IB of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, (2 of 1934) for the purpose of ensuring the compliance with the maintenance of percentage of assets by non-banking financial companies, the Reserve Bank specifies the forms, the manner and the period of submission of the return as under -

1.These specifications are called Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies) Returns Specifications 1997.

¹[2 (a) every residuary non-banking company governed by the provisions of Residuary Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1987 contained in Notification No. DFC.55/ DG (O)-87 dated 15th May 1987 shall submit a return every quarter as per Form of [NBS-3A]² and

(b) every non-banking financial company, other than a residuary non-banking company as stated in clause (a) above, shall submit a return every quarter as per the Form of [NBS-3.] ³]

3.The Quarterly Return shall be submitted in duplicate within a period of fifteen days of the month succeeding the quarter to which it relates.

4.The contents of the Quarterly Return shall be certified and signed by the authorised official of the company to be true and correct.

5.The Quarterly Return shall be submitted to the Regional Office of Department of Supervision (Financial Companies Wing) of Reserve Bank of India under whose jurisdiction the Registered Office of the non-banking financial company is situated.

(J. R. PRABHU)
Executive Director

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF NON-BANKING SUPERVISION
CENTRAL OFFICE
CENTRE I, WORLD TRADE CENTRE,
CUFFE PARADE, COLABA,
MUMBAI 400 005.

Notification No. DFC.120/ED(G)-98 dated January 31, 1998

In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (1) of section 45IB of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934),  and in supersession of the Notificaion No.DFC(COC).107.ED(JRP)/97 dated April 30, 1997 the Reserve Bank of India hereby specifies that from this day, the percentage of assets to be maintained by a residuary non-banking  company governed by the provisions of  Residuary Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1987 contained in notification No. DFC.55/DG(O)-87 dated the 15th May 1987, shall be ten percent  of the deposits outstanding at the close of business on the last working day of the second preceding quarter.

(S.Gurumurthy)
Executive Director

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF NON-BANKING SUPERVISION
CENTRAL OFFICE
CENTRE I, WORLD TRADE CENTRE,
CUFFE PARADE, COLABA,
MUMBAI 400 005.

Notification No.DFC.121/ED(G)-98 dated January 31, 1998

In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 45NC read with sub-section (1) of Section 45IB of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) and in supersession of the Notification No.DFC..116/DG(SPT)-98 dated January 2, 1998, the Reserve Bank of India having considered and being satisfied that it is necessary so to do, hereby declares that all the non-banking financial companies other than  residuary non-banking companies governed by the provisions of Residuary Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1987 contained in Notification No.DFC.55/DG(O)-87 dated 15th May 1987 are exempt from the requirement to invest in unencumbered approved securities an amount, which at the close of business on any day,  shall be not  less than 5 per cent of deposits outstanding at the close of business on the last working day of the second preceding quarter as contemplated under sub-section (1) of Section 45IB of the said Act, subject to the conditions that -

(1) every non-banking financial company, other than a residuary non-banking company governed by the provisions of Residuary Non-Banking Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1987 contained in Notification No.DFC.55/DG(O)-87 dated 15th May, 1987 shall invest and continue to invest in India in unencumbered approved securities valued at the price not exceeding the current market price of such securities an amount which shall, at the close of business on any day -

⁴[(iii) ⁵On and from February 13, 2009  be not less than fifteen per cent

of the “public deposit”, as defined under paragraph 2(1) (xii) of the Non- Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1998, outstanding at the close of business on the last working day of second preceding quarter; and]
 
(2)  all  other provisions of Section 45IB shall mutatis-mutandis be applicable to the above requirement as if the expression “public deposit” is the same as the expression “deposit” as contemplated under the said provision.

Provided further that, the aggregate of the amount invested in unencumbered approved securities, term deposits and the bonds as aforesaid shall not be less than 15 per cent of public deposits. ”

(S.  Gurumurthy)
Executive Director

¹ Substituted, vide notification No. 122 dated January 31, 1998

² Amended, vide notification No. 144 dated June 30, 2000

³ Amended, vide notification No. 144 dated June 30, 2000

⁴ Deleted vide Notification No. DNBS (PD).205 / CGM (PK)-2009 dated February 13, 2009

⁵ Substituted vide Notification No. DNBS (PD).205 / CGM (PK)-2009 dated February 13, 2009  

⁶ Inserted  vide Notification No. DNBS (PD).205 / CGM (PK)-2009 dated February 13, 2009