law: 29. Setting up of other development financial institution.-
  (1) Any person who intends to set up a development financial institution, in addition to the Institution established under this Act, shall make an application to the Reserve Bank for licence.
  (2) The Reserve Bank may in consultation with the Central Government, grant licence subject to such criteria, terms and conditions as may be specified by the Reserve Bank by regulations.
  (3) Any institution to which licence is granted under sub-section (2) shall be subject to the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) or the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), as the case may be.
  (4) The regulations made by the Reserve Bank shall apply to the Institution established under this Act to such extent as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.