DNBS04A due date — Short Term Dynamic Liquidity
Also searched as: DNBS-04A-STDL
Quarterly statement of short term dynamic liquidity, within 21 days of the quarter end, from every Middle and Upper Layer NBFC and every Base Layer NBFC with assets of ₹100 crore or more. It was monthly before the Supervisory Returns Directions 2026.
Next due date
21 January 2027for Q3 FY 2026-27
If it is late: Penalty under s.58G of the RBI Act
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- Due
- 21 days after the quarter ends: 21 Jul / 21 Oct / 21 Jan / 21 Apr (10th of the following month for periods beginning before 2026-07-01)
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- If it lapses
- Penalty under s.58G of the RBI Act
- Statutory reference
- Paras 21(4)(a) and 22, RBI (Non-Banking Financial Companies - Supervisory Returns) Directions 2026 (RBI/DoS/2026-27/466)
Where this date comes from
- The instrument
- Paras 21(4)(a) and 22, RBI (Non-Banking Financial Companies - Supervisory Returns) Directions 2026 (RBI/DoS/2026-27/466)
- The authority
- Reserve Bank of India
Mallah Software Services Private Limited has not independently verified this against the gazette. The citation above is the instrument this date is taken from, and it is exact enough for a professional to check. Inside Lawzer a company secretary or chartered accountant can record that they have checked it, against the rule as it read on the day — and that record is withdrawn automatically if the rule later changes. A date nobody has checked says so.
Who has to file it
Every one of these has to hold before DNBS04A binds an entity:
- an NBFC in the Middle or Upper Layer, or in the Base Layer with assets of ₹100 crore or more
- Filed on:
- RBI CIMS
- Usually owned by:
- Accountant
- Typical effort:
- 2 hours
Common questions
- What is the due date of DNBS04A?
- It is next due on 21 Jan 2027, for Q3 FY 2026-27. 21 days after the quarter ends: 21 Jul / 21 Oct / 21 Jan / 21 Apr (10th of the following month for periods beginning before 2026-07-01). It falls due every quarter.
- Who has to file DNBS04A?
- It applies to an NBFC in the Middle or Upper Layer, or in the Base Layer with assets of ₹100 crore or more.
- What is the penalty for filing DNBS04A late?
- Penalty under s.58G of the RBI Act
- How do I file DNBS04A?
- The NBFC’s authorised user logs in to the RBI’s CIMS portal, selects the return and the reporting period, fills in or uploads the data in the prescribed template, validates it and submits it before the due date.
- What is the full form of DNBS in DNBS04A?
- DNBS stands for Department of Non-Banking Supervision, the RBI department whose return codes these are. DNBS04A is the Short Term Dynamic Liquidity.
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