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RBI invites public comments on the draft Amendment Directions on Non-Banking Financial Companies – Branch Authorisation Directions
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....BI invites public comments on the draft Amendment Directions on Non-Banking Financial Companies – Branch Authorisation Directions<BR>FEMA & RBI<BR>Dated:- 7-2-2026<BR><BR>The Reserve Bank had issued the Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies - Branch Authorisation) Directions, 2025 (hereafter referred as the 'Master Directions'), on November 28, 2025, which inter alia p....
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....rescribes regulations on opening and closure of branches of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). As announced in the Governor's Statement on February 06, 2026, the Reserve Bank has today published the Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies - Branch Authorisation) Amendment Directions, 2026. Consequently, relevant paragraphs of the Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banki....
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....ng Financial Companies - Acceptance of Public Deposits) Directions, 2025 and the Reserve Bank of India (Housing Finance Companies) Directions, 2025, shall be amended suitably. The comments on the draft Amendment Directions are invited from the Regulated Entities, and other interested parties till February 27, 2026. The comments / feedback may be submitted through the link under the....
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.... 'Connect 2 Regulate' Section available on the Reserve Bank's website or may alternatively be forwarded to The Chief General Manager Registration and Authorisation Group Department of Regulation, Central Office Reserve Bank of India, 12th Floor Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg Fort, Mumbai - 400 001 Or by email With the subject line 'Feedback on Amendment to NBFC Branch Authorisati....
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....on Directions'. Background and Objective The extant guidelines on opening and closure of branches of NBFCs are prescribed under the Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies - Branch Authorisation) Directions, 2025, applicable to various categories of NBFCs (including HFCs). Based on a comprehensive review and taking into consideration the evolving regulatory landscape, it has ....
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....been decided to dispense with the requirement of prior approval/intimation for opening of branches in India by the NBFCs. (Brij Raj) Chief General Manager<BR> News - Press release - PIB....