"The Reserve Bank (RBI) has cancelled the certificate of registration of the 56 non-banking financial companies (NBFCs)," RBI said in a release today.
Following the cancellation of registration certificate, these companies cannot transact the business of a non-banking financial institution, it added.
Out of these NBFCs, as many as 16 are based out of Kolkata; 14 are Mumbai-based, three belong to Chennai and while one is based out of New Delhi.
The release did not specify any reason for cancellation of the registration certificate.