Banks can provide Finance to certain NBFCs as per the

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Banks’ exposures to a single NBFC (excluding gold loan companies) will be restricted to 20 percent of their eligible capital base (Tier I capital). However, based on the risk perception, more stringent exposure limits in respect of certain categories of NBFCs may be considered by banks. Banks’ exposures to a group of connected NBFCs or group of connected counterparties having NBFCs in the group will be restricted to 25 percent of their Tier I Capital The exposure of a bank to a single NBFC which is engaged in lending against collateral of gold jewelry (i.e. such loans comprising 50 percent or more of their financial assets), shall not exceed 7.5 percent of the bank’s capital funds (Tier I plus Tier II Capital). However, this exposure ceiling may go up by 5 percent, i.e., up to 12.5 percent of banks’ capital funds if the additional exposure is on account of funds on-lent by such NBFCs to the infrastructure sector