1.  Objective of Grievance Redressal Policy

Customer complaints constitute an important voice of customer, and LIONLENDER FINANCE PRIVATE LIMITED has framed the Policy to lay down the framework for minimizing and resolving instances of customer grievances through proper redressal mechanism.

The Company’s Grievance Redressal Policy fulfils the following principles:

Customers shall be treated fairly at all times:

- Complaints raised by customers shall be dealt with courtesy and resolved in a timely manner.

- Customers shall be informed of avenues to escalate their complaints within the organization, and their rights in cases when their complaints are not resolved in a timely manner or when they are not satisfied with the resolution of their complaints.

- To comply with the regulatory guidelines as required for this function.

2.  Basis

The Grievance Redressal Mechanism Policy has been made as per chapter VI of Non- Banking Financial Company -Non Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016(“Master Directions”) issued by Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

3. Grievance Redressal Mechanism process

In case of any grievance, customers can intimate and record their complaints / grievances for a resolution in the manner detailed below:

A. Registration of Complaints.

- Branch - Customers can visit the Branch Office for registration of their grievances. Oral complaints, if any should be followed by submission of a written complaint;

- Email / Letter - Customers can send their grievance through email.

Customers shall ensure that they quote their application no. / sanction no. / loan account no. in every correspondence with the Company regarding their complaint. Anonymous complaints will not be addressed in terms of this Customer Grievance Redressal Mechanism.

4. ESCALATION MATRIX:

A)  Designated officer as may be identified by senior management in each of its branch offices as Nodal officer (NO). His details are as follows:

NAME: SAKSHI PATEKAR

CONTACT NUMBER: 9834396611

EMAIL ADDRESS: sakshi.patekar@lionlender.in

B)  If any customer is not satisfied with the resolution provided by the Nodal officer at the branch office,  then escalation can be made to the Grievance Redressal Officer (GRO). His details are as follows:

NAME: NITIN JOHN

CONTACT NUMBER: 8600015495

EMAIL ADDRESS: nitin.john@lionlender.in

C) If any customer is not satisfied with the resolution provided by the Grievance Redressal officer at the branch office, then escalation can be made to the NBFC Ombudsman at the below mentioned address:

C/o Reserve Bank of India,

RBI Byculla Office Building,

Opp. Mumbai Central Railway Station,

Byculla, Mumbai - 400008

STD Code: 022 Tel No. 2300 1280

The NO shall be responsible, inter alia, for representing the covered NBFC before the Ombudsman and the Appellate Authority under the Scheme. The NO appointed at the Head Office of the NBFC shall be responsible for coordinating and liaising with the Customer Education and Protection Department (CEPD), RBI, Central Office.

7. Monitoring

The customer complaints register along with ageing analysis and complaints received from the Reserve Bank of India.

8. Resolution of Complaints

The department heads are responsible jointly and severally for resolution provided by their teams and for closure of customer issues.