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Date : Jan 16, 2025

RBI releases list of NBFCs in the Upper Layer (NBFC-UL) under Scale Based Regulation for NBFCs

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:

Sl. No.

Name of the NBFC

Category of the NBFC

1

LIC Housing Finance Limited

Deposit taking HFC

2

Bajaj Finance Limited

Deposit taking NBFC-ICC

3

Shriram Finance Limited

Deposit taking NBFC-ICC

4

Tata Sons Private Limited

Core Investment Company

5

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited

Non-deposit taking NBFC-ICC

6

L&T Finance Limited
(Formerly known as L&T Finance Holdings Limited)

Non-deposit taking NBFC-ICC

7

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited

Deposit taking NBFC-ICC

8

Aditya Birla Finance Limited

Non-deposit taking NBFC-ICC

9

Tata Capital Limited

Non-deposit taking NBFC-ICC

10

Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited

Non-deposit taking HFC

11

PNB Housing Finance Limited

Deposit taking HFC

12

HDB Financial Services Limited

Non-deposit taking NBFC-ICC

13

Sammaan Capital Limited
(Formerly known as Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited)

Non-deposit taking NBFC-ICC

14

Muthoot Finance Limited

Non-deposit taking NBFC-ICC

15

Bajaj Housing Finance Limited

Non-deposit taking HFC

HFC: Housing Finance Company; NBFC-ICC: Non-Banking Financial Company –Investment and Credit Company.

3. Despite qualifying for identification as NBFC-UL as per scoring methodology, Piramal Enterprises Limited is not being included in the list of NBFC-UL in the current review due to ongoing reorganisation in the business group. Further, inclusion of Tata Sons Private Limited in the list of NBFC-UL is without prejudice to the outcome of its application for de-registration, which is under examination.

4. In terms of the framework, once an NBFC is classified as NBFC-UL, it shall be subject to enhanced regulatory requirement, at least for a period of five years from its classification in the layer, even in case it does not meet the parametric criteria in the subsequent year/s.

(Puneet Pancholy)  
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2024-2025/1939