Solution:A Non-Banking financial company (NBFC) - s a company registered under the companies Act, 1956 engaged in the business of loans and Advances acquisition of share / stocks / bonds / debentures / securities issued by Government or local authority or other Marketable.
Securities of a like nature, leasing, hire-purchase, insurance business chit business but does not include any institution whose principle business is that of agriculture activity industry activity, purchase or sale of any goods (other than securities) or providing any service and sale / purchase / construction of immovable property.
-Within this broad categorization the different types of NBFCs are as follows:
(i) Asset Finance Company (AFC)
(ii) Investment Company (IC)
(iii) Infrastructure Finance Company (IFC)
(iv) Systematically Important Core Investment Company (CIC-ND-SI)
(v) Mortgage Guarantee Company (MGC)