Coffee Debt Relief Package 2010.—The Coffee growers in the country have been facing long standing financial problems ever since the coffee prices fell to very low levels during the period 2000-2004. Relief Packages in the form of Special Coffee Term Loan 2002 and Special Coffee Relief Package 2005 were sanctioned to revive coffee sector, besides other initiatives like PM’s Relief Package for Debt Stressed farmers and Debt Waiver
G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (2) of section 4A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.49/2008-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 24th December, 2008, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 882(E), dated the 24th December, 2008, namely:-
In this connection, we advise that apart from Credit Information Bureau of India Ltd., (existing credit information company in operation since January 2001) DBOD has recently issued certificate of registration to Experian Credit Information Company of India Pvt. Ltd. and Equifax Credit Information Services Pvt. Ltd. on February 17, 2010 and March 26, 2010 respectively to commence the business of credit information. The addresses and other details of the companies are given below.
Notification No. 22/2010-Central Excise, New Delhi, the 29th April, 2010- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
NOTIFICATION No. 21/2010-Central Excise- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance
The exemption shall be applicable to units manufacturing cartons, boxes or cases, as the case may be, starting from the stage of Kraft paper, corrugated paper, corrugated sheet, corrugated board or any one or more of these stages and not having the facility to manufacture Kraft paper in the same factory.
Notification No. 23/2010 – Service Tax – Commercial Training or Coaching Service – Exemption to Modular Employable Skill courses approved by the National Council of Vocational Training when provided in relation to Modular Employable Skill courses approved by the National Council of Vocational Training, by a Vocational Training Provider registered under the Skill Development Initiative Scheme with the Directorate General of Employment and Training, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, from the whole of the service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the Finance Act.
Notification No. 56/2010-Customs -Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the Notification No. 79/2008-Customs, dated the 13th June, 2008, published in the Gazette of India – In the said notification, for the figures and words 10% ad valorem, the figures and words 15% ad valorem shall be substituted.
Notification No. 55/2010-Customs Acetate Rayon Tow required for the manufacture of Cigarette Filter Rod Provided the importer follows the procedure set out in Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty For Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996.
Notification No. 54/2010-Customs- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),