After lots of speculations and guesswork, 17 Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs ) surrendered their Certificate of Registration which was granted to them by 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 therefore canceled their Certificate of Registration.
17 NBFCs surrender their Certificate of Registration to RBIhttps://t.co/UboOBgE1Fz
— ReserveBankOfIndia (@RBI) November 9, 2018
Earlier, the RBI was under pressure from the government to open a special liquidity window for NBFCs and housing finance companies, which RBI felt could be a misused.
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“There’s adequate liquidity available for the sector through normal channels. But we won’t be able to prevent companies as it is difficult to distinguish between the asset quality of NBFCs government sought the central bank’s views on the formula for calculation of its reserves and the consequent surplus transfer to the Centre to partly address the issue of liquidity shortage in financial markets. The Finance Ministry statement follows its note to RBI Governor Urjit Patel citing its special powers over RBI under Section 7. “The autonomy for the Central Bank, within the framework of the RBI Act, is an essential and accepted governance requirement. Governments in India have nurtured and respected this. Both the Government and the Central Bank, in their functioning, have to be guided by public interest and the requirements of the Indian economy,” said RBI in a statement.
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Here is the list of the 17 NBFCs that surrendered their Certificate of Registration to RBI
Sr No |
Name of the Company |
Office Address |
COR No |
Issued on |
Cancellation Order date |
1 | Kumar Commodities Private Limited | 54/5A, Strand Road, PS.-Jora Bagan, Kolkata-700 006, West Bengal | 05.04371 | September 14, 2001 | July 06, 2018 |
2 | J.C. Motor and General Finance Company Limited (Presently known as J.C. Motor and General Finance Company Private Limited) | Civil Lines II, Opposite to RTO Office, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh 6A, Clive Row, 4th Floor, Room No. 6/12, Kolkata-700 001, West Bengal | B-12.00266 | February 20, 2008 | August 14, 2018 |
3 | Propycon Trading & Investments Pvt. Ltd. | 111, Industrial Area, Sion, Mumbai-400 020 | 13.00198 | March 03, 1998 | July 11, 2018 |
4 | GSL Finance & Investment Private Limited | 209, Raja House 30-31, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110 019 | B-14.00120 | March 02, 1998 | August 23, 2018 |
5 | Harita Sheela Private Limited | Jayalakshmi Estates, No:29, Haddows Road, Chennai-600 006 | B-07.00561 | January 09, 2001 | September 04, 2018 |
6 | Nationwide Investments Private Limited | SCO 56-57, First Floor, Sector 17-D, Chandigarh-160 017 | B-06.00086 | September 30, 2005 | August 31, 2018 |
7 | Harita Balaji Private Limited | Jayalakshmi Estates, No:29, Haddows Road, Chennai-600 006 | B-07.00557 | January 09, 2001 | September 04, 2018 |
8 | Sonali Capital Private Limited | Shop No.8, Parasamati Plaza, Jayendra Ganj, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh-474 009 | B-03.00152 | May 11, 2002 | August 16, 2018 |
9 | Chirag Vanijya Private Limited | 10/4, Lala Lajpat Rai Sarani, Rameshwara Mansion, Flat No. 17A, Kolkata-700 020, West Bengal | N.05.06573 | August 26, 2005 | July 12, 2018 |
10 | Vareli Trexim Pvt. Ltd. (Presently known as Vareli Tecnac Pvt. Ltd.) |
14/1B, Ezra Street, 9th Floor, World Trade Centre, Kolkata-700 001, West Bengal | 05.00460 | February 27, 1998 | July 05, 2018 |
11 | KBLF Enterprises Ltd. (Presently known as KBLF Enterprises Private Limited) |
Room No. 64, 3rd Floor, 207, Maharshi Devendra Road, Kolkata-700 007, West Bengal | 05.00394 | February 26, 1998 | July 18, 2018 |
12 | Ramky Finance & Investment Private Limited, Hyderabad (Presently known as Ramky IWM Private Limited) |
13th Floor, Ramky Grandiose, Ramky Towers Complex, Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500 032, Telangana | 09.00124 | March 25, 1998 | July 19, 2018 |
13 | Meenakshi Finance and Properties Private Limited | New No:21, (Old No:8) 2nd Floor, Godown Street, Parrys’ Corner, Chennai-600 001 | B-07.00049 | July 24, 2002 | August 13, 2018 |
14 | B.D. Finvest Private Limited | G.T.Road, Village-Surra Nassi Jalandhar, Punjab-144 027 | B.10.00113 | April 11, 2000 | August 10, 2018 |
15 | Kuttanad Credit and Investments Private Limited | 40/9715 C, 1st Floor, Bhageeratha Santhwana, Chittoor Road, Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala-682 018 | 16.00055 | September 15, 1998 | August 06, 2018 |
16 | MSP Vanijya (P) Ltd. (Presently known as Mohan Motor Udyog Pvt. Ltd.) |
226/1, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata-700 020, West Bengal | 05.02706 | June 11, 1998 | August 14, 2018 |
17 | Kalpataru Properties Pvt. Ltd. | Eastern Building, 2nd Floor, Room No. 211, 19, R.N. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata-700 001, West Bengal | 05.00125 | February 18, 1998 | July 12, 2018 |
As such, the above companies shall not transact the business of a Non-Banking Financial Institution, as defined in clause (a) of Section 45-I of the RBI Act, 1934, said the press release from RBI’s Ajit Prasad, an Assistant Adviser.