The Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee has urged all Public Sector Banks/Financial Institutions to exert themselves in containing the downward trend of Asset Quality by devising suitable strategies for containing and rolling back NPAs. He was addressing the review meeting of the Chief Executives officers (CEOs) of Public Sector Banks/Financial Institutions, here today.
In supercession of all the previous circulars and instructions issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs from time to time regarding name availability, the applicants and Registrar of Companies are advised to adhere following guidelines while applying or approving a name: As per provisions contained in Section 20 of the Companies Act, 1956, no company is to be registered with undesirable name. A proposed name is considered to be undesirable if it is identical with or too nearly resembling with:
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has been issuing two separate identification numbers as DIN to an individual for becoming a director of a company under Companies Act, 1956 and DPIN for a designated partner in a Limited Liability Partnership under Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act, 2008. 2. To avoid this duplicity and to give ease to the stakeholders, the Ministry has decided to issue only one identification number to an individual for both the purpose.
India’s exports have registered a growth of 46.4% during June 2011, at US $ 29.2 billion. Interacting with the media persons here today, Shri Rahul Khullar, Commerce Secretary, informed that during the period April-June 2011, exports have reached a level of US $ 79 billion at a growth of 45.7% while the imports were US $ 110.6 billion with a growth of 36% and a trade deficit of negative US $ 31.6 billion, during the same period. During the interaction, Shri Khullar also informed that India’s imports in June 2011 were US $ 36.9 billion registering the growth of 42.4%. Balance of trade for the month of June 2011 stood at negative 7.7 billion US dollar.
Union Minister of Corporate Affairs Shri Murli Deora today released the ‘National Voluntary Guidelines on Social, Environmental and Economic responsibilities of Business’ that will mainstream the subject of business responsibilities’. At a function held in Ashoka Hotal today the Minister expressed the hope that these guideline will strengthen and enable the Indian corporate sector to evolve into a global leader in responsible business. He said the beginning of industrialization marked the transition from merchant charity to industrial philanthropy in India which was more secular, more inclusive in terms of caste, creed and community and more oriented to bringing progress to society through western style modern institutions.
Long before the UPA Government came to office in 2004, coal blocks were being allotted under the prevailing law that is the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973. The allotment of coal blocks was only through a mechanism whereby applications were received and scrutinized by an inter-ministerial Screening Committee, which included representatives of the State Governments, where the coal block was situated. The same system was followed by the UPA Government since 2004. The process of inviting applications and their processing was done in a completely transparent manner involving the relevant stakeholders/ Governments. Most importantly, not a single coal block was allotted without the consent of the State Government concerned.
Pursuant to notice of the Ministry (Draft Notification for DIN & DPIN Rules), Form 7 (Application for allotment of Designated Partner Identification Number) & Form 10 (Intimation of changes in particulars by Designated Partners) are discontinued from LLP Portal. Those who wish to form a LLP should apply for DIN ( http://www.mca.gov.in/MCA21/Din.html ). Once DIN is obtained, user can link DIN & DSC in the DSC association page. If a person already has a DIN, the same can be used for forming LLP.
The Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee today released a new series of coins with improved design and revised size in the denomination of 50 paise, Rs. 1, 2, 5, and 10. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Mukherjee said that new coins will not only reduce the cost of moving materials but also are of user friendly size and weight. He said that security edging of new series of coins would be good for better recognition by visually challenged persons and will have improved counterfeit resistance.
Single Window web Interface – “The Indian Railway web Portal” – Launched for the Benefit of Multiple Rail users. E-Ticket on Mobile Phone now Possible through new Web Portal Facilitating Travel by Merely Displaying SMS Without Ticket Printout. No Travel Agents Allowed to use New Web Portal to Facilitate Convenient Booking by Normal Passengers
When I started my term as President, I was one of the youngest Central Council members, clearly fascinated by this prestigious assignment. Being a practicing cost accountant and a former Vice President of the Institute, I found my involvement in issues with a national impact a most stimulating experience. I certainly changed a lot in the process. And I am very pleased to say that the ICWAI also changed dramatically. Without a doubt, with the recent changes in economic and regulatory environment combined with the recognition by the Government of India, the profession has metamorphosed into a powerful career option for young individuals today.
