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RBI Keeps Tata Sons Waiting on NBFC Deregistration Decision

RBI Keeps Tata Sons Waiting on NBFC Deregistration Decision
RBI Keeps Tata Sons Waiting · rediff.com

The Indian government has a special bank called the Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, that makes rules for banks and money companies.

Tata Sons is a very big company that owns hundreds of other companies, like car makers and tea brands.

Because Tata Sons is so big, the RBI put it on a special list of companies that must follow extra rules.

One of those rules says Tata Sons must list on the stock exchange, which means selling shares to the public.

Tata Sons asked the RBI to take it off that list, but the RBI has not decided yet.

The RBI says the request is still being examined, so Tata Sons must stay on the list for now.

The big argument is about whether Tata Sons uses the public's money, like money borrowed from banks.

Tata Sons says it does not owe money to banks, so it does not need to follow those rules.

The RBI thinks Tata Sons might still use public money indirectly through the other companies it owns.

The RBI governor says the decision is based on clear rules, and everyone is waiting to find out what happens next.

Key facts

Regulator
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Company
Tata Sons
Deregistration status
Under examination, without prejudice to outcome
FY27 upper-layer NBFC count
17 (up from 15 in FY25)
New entrants
REC, Power Finance Corporation, IRFC and HUDCO
Upper-layer asset threshold
₹1 trillion or more (revised criteria from June this year)
Tata Sons standalone assets
₹2.01 trillion (as of March 31, 2026)
Listing deadline
Expired last year (upper-layer NBFCs must list within three years)

Quotes

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra

Governor of the Reserve Bank of India

“The inclusion of Tata Sons in the upper layer list does not materially alter its regulatory position because the RBI has explicitly clarified that it is without prejudice to the company's application for deregistration as an NBFC, which is still under examination.”
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“It is now principle‑based. According to those principles, everyone knows what the list is. That is where the matter stands.”
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RBI

Reserve Bank of India statement

“Inclusion of Tata Sons Private Limited in the list of NBFC-UL is without prejudice to the outcome of its application for deregistration, which is under examination.”
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