The employee strength of foreign banks in India dropped by over six per cent in 2010, with as many as 19 of the 32 overseas lenders in the country reporting a dip. According to the ‘Statistical Tables Relating to Banks of India’ released by the Reserve Bank of India, from 29,582 in 2009, the number of employees fell to 27,742 in 2010, a fall of 6.22 per cent.
Existing fee for issuance of Certificate of Origin (Preferential) is Rs. 150/- (Rupees One Hundred and Fifty only). This fee is enhanced to Rs. 350/- (Rupees Three Hundred and Fifty only) from 1st April, 2011.
Applicaions are invited from Partnership Firms only indicating details of the Firms as indicated below for appointment. The application shall contain the following details : (1) Year of establishment (2) Details of Partners (3) Photo copy of certificate of Institute of Chartered Accountants / Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India, (4) Location of Registered Office & Branch of the Firm (5) Name of Qualified Assistants alongwith membership no. (6) Experience in Coal Industry specifying nature & year of audit and name of the Subsidiary (7) Audit experience in Public Sector Undertakings / Govt. / Scheduled Banks specifying nature & year of audit and name of the Company.
The Punjab Government has extended the due date for submission of all statutory forms under CST Act (C,E-I, E-II, F forms etc) from 20th November 2010 to 31st March 2011 by an official notification dated 16th February 2011. It is here to be noted that normally the Excise and Taxation Department, Punjab normally asks for to give all statutory forms under CST Act along with the annual statement to be filed on 20th November every year under the PVAT Act 2005.
