Scale-based Regulation and the 2025 Consolidated Directions, What Binds a Small NBFC
Which regulatory layer a client NBFC sits in, what actually applies to a Base Layer NBFC after the November 2025 consolidation and the 2026 amendments, and which new direction to cite in place of each old Master Direction.
- 3 pages
- 70
- Word and PDF
- 16 September 2026
The 2 formats inside
- 1Base Layer NBFC, annual compliance checklistNBFC Directions 2025 · DoS Directions 2026On its own₹149
- 2Board resolution, related-party lending policy and materiality thresholdNBFC Credit Risk Management Amendment Directions 2026On its own₹149
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The first part of “Base Layer NBFC, annual compliance checklist”, as it downloads. Blanks are highlighted.
[Name of the firm] review programme — NBFC-BL (Type II, non-deposit-taking)
NBFC: [NBFC's name] CoR no.: [Certificate of registration number] Category: [ICC / MFI / Factor / P2P / AA] Year reviewed: [FY ____]
Asset size — standalone: Rs [Standalone asset size (Rs crore)] crore Group aggregate (all NBFCs): Rs [Group aggregate asset size of all NBFCs (Rs crore)] crore Layer: [Base]
# | Requirement | Direction | Evidence seen | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Layer classification with group aggregation; auditor's group asset certificate | Registration paras 10, 17–20 | [____] | [C / NC / NA] |
2 | NOF at year end; path to Rs 10 crore by 31.03.2027 | Registration paras 39–43 | [Auditor certificate] | [ ] |
3 | Principal business criteria continue to be met | Registration para 38 | [Working] | [ ] |
4 | Leverage within ceiling / CRAR where applicable | Capital Adequacy | [Computation] | [ ] |
5 | Fit and proper policy; annual declarations; director with bank/NBFC experience | Governance | [Policy; declarations] | [ ] |
6 | Risk management committee constituted and meeting | Governance | [Minutes] | [ ] |
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