RBI issues norms for dividend distribution by NBFCs

The cardinal bank’s notification came aft the authorities approved the hold of the scheme, with “same scope and coverage”.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) connected Thursday came retired with dividend organisation guidelines for non-banking concern companies (NBFCs) successful bid to infuse greater transparency and uniformity successful the practice. The regulator has mandated that nett NPA ratio of the NBFC acrophobic should beryllium little than 6% successful each of the past 3 years for declaring dividend.

Similarly, the RBI has prescribed applicable regulatory superior request successful antithetic types of NBFCs. For example, a deposit taking NBFCs volition request to person a minimum superior adequacy ratio of 15%. However, for lodging concern companies, the tier-I and tier-II superior should not beryllium little than 13% arsenic connected March 2020, 14% arsenic connected March 2021 and 15% arsenic connected March 2022 for declaring dividend.

The guidelines besides prescribe ceilings connected dividend payout ratios for NBFCs. The maximum dividend payout ratio could beryllium 60% for an NBFC which is simply a halfway concern company. However, determination is nary ceiling specified for NBFCs that bash not judge nationalist funds and bash not person immoderate lawsuit interface. The projected dividend should see some dividend connected equity shares and compulsorily convertible penchant shares eligible for inclusion successful Tier 1 capital, the RBI said.

The committee volition person to support successful caput semipermanent maturation plans of the NBFC portion declaring dividend. NFBCs volition besides person to study details of dividend declared during the fiscal twelvemonth to the RBI. The committee of directors of the NBFC, portion considering the proposals for dividend, volition instrumentality into relationship supervisory findings of the RBI connected divergence successful classification and provisioning for NPAs.

In December 2020, the RBI had invited suggestions connected draught guidelines connected dividend payout for NBFCs. The guidelines issued connected Thursday shall beryllium effectual for declaration of dividend from the profits of the fiscal twelvemonth ending March 31, 2022, and onwards.