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NBFC Reporting: Hard Copy & Excel Return for Mid-Size Firms

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Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2008-09/397 · issued 02 Mar 2009 · ~1 min read
Quick answerNBFCs with asset size ₹50–100 crore must now submit their quarterly return as hard copy and Excel soft copy to their regional RBI office within one month of quarter-end, until online filing is advised.

What changed

RBI has temporarily replaced the online-only quarterly return submission for NBFCs (asset size ₹50–100 crore) with a dual-mode process: hard copy and Excel soft copy via email. This applies until the online system is advised. The first return was due within the first week of December 2008; subsequent returns must follow the new procedure for the present.

What it means for you

This change requires NBFCs to submit returns in hard copy and Excel format until further notice.

Historical instruction — do not use for current compliance. This is what was required at the time; it no longer reflects current RBI requirements. If no replacement rule is linked above, that only means none is recorded on our register yet — it does not prove no later applicable rule exists. Confirm on the official RBI source below.

What banks were required to do at the time

Who it affects

Non-deposit taking NBFCs with asset size ₹50 crore to less than ₹100 crore, RBI's Department of Non-Banking Supervision regional offices

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What is the new submission deadline for the quarterly return?

The return must be submitted within one month from the close of each quarter, as hard copy and Excel soft copy via email to the regional RBI office.

Does this circular apply to all NBFCs?

No, it applies only to non-deposit taking NBFCs with asset size of ₹50 crore and above but less than ₹100 crore.

When will the online submission system be available?

The hard copy and Excel process will continue until the online procedure is advised.

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Repealed by RBI/2025-26/100 — Consolidation of Regulations — Withdrawal of circulars (28 Nov 2025)
RBI’s words: “Official withdrawal register entry #1974: DNBS.PD/CC.No.137/03.05.002/2008-09 — "Monitoring Framework for Non-deposit taking NBFCs" dated March 2, 2009”
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NBFCs with asset size of Rs 50 crore and above but less than Rs 100 crore were advised therein to submit online, a quarterly return on important financial parameters, the first such return to be submitted within first week of December 2008. Further the procedure of filing the same online was to be advised later. 2. In this connection, it may be advised that all applicable NBFCs shall for the present, submit the above return as hard copy and soft copy (via e-mail in Excel format) to the Regional Office of the Department of Non-Banking Supervision in whose jurisdiction their company is registered, within a period of one month from the close of the quarter, till the online procedure in this regard is advised. All other instructions in the previous circular may be complied with. 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