I am directed to invite your kind attention to an issue which has been raised before the Board as to whether duty credit scrips issued under the Chapter 3 schemes of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) viz Served from India Scheme (SFIS), Vishesh Krishi Gram Udyog Yojana (VKGUY), Focus Market Scheme (FMS), Focus Product Scheme (FPS) and Status Holder Incentive Scheme (SHIS) can be utilized for clearance of goods from Custom Bonded warehouses.
As a part of the Vigilance Awareness Week being observed from 31st October to 5th November, 2011, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) organized an interaction with officers and staff, at Rajendra Bhawan Auditorium, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi on 4.11.2011. This was presided over by Shri. S.K.Goel, Chairman, CBEC, who addressed the gathering and reiterated the importance of probity in public life.
Each era introduces new challenges to the humanity and society. Domain experts and Professionals with their skills and knowledge have become the champions of the key socio-economic transformations in today’s world. It is however important for them to clearly articulate the issues and present the solutions in a format understandable by the common man.
Gross direct tax collection during April-October of the current fiscal was up by 20.28 percent at Rs.284,081 crore as against Rs.236,176 crore in the same period last fiscal. While gross collection of corporate taxes was up 20.35 percent (Rs. 189,872 crore against Rs. 157,767 crore last year), gross collection of personal income tax was up by 20.17 percent (Rs.93,769 crore against Rs.78,029 crore last year). Net direct tax collections stood at Rs.2 18,850 crore, up from Rs.204,347 crore in the same period last fiscal, registering a growth of 7.10 percent.
