It has been brought to our notice that some of the Superintendents are asking for printout of ST-2 Registration Certificate from assessee for signature and affixing stamp. The procedure has been reviewed. All the officers in this Commissionerate have been directed to take printout of ST-2 Registration Certificate from their office and send duly signed and stamped certificate by post only. However, if any assessee is interested in receiving the certificate personally, they should give the option in the printout of ST-1 application, when the same is submitted to jurisdictional Superintendent for issuance of certificate.
Respondent No. 1 has violated Section 43 of IT Act, and made unauthorized access to Gmail accounts of her husband and her father-in law, and unauthorisedly downloaded/forwarded/printed their emails and chat sessions with others, thus committing Identity Theft by using the password belonging to others dishonestly, and violating the privacy of not only the Complainants, but also of others with whom these chat sessions were conducted.
The government on Wednesday approved amendments to the Export-Import Bank Act to improve its ability to increase credit to exporters and importers and said it would now be tabled in parliament. The Export-Import Bank of India (Amendment) Bill, 2011 seeks to increase the authorised capital of the bank from Rs 2,000 crore to Rs 10,000 crore, said an official statement after the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) approved the amendments to the act.
In pursuance of the Jute Packaging Material (JPM) Act, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the packaging of 90% of the production of foodgrains and 90% of the production of sugar in the jute packaging material for the Jute Year 2011-12 (July, 2011 to June, 2012), with the following exemptions: (i) Sugar packed for export but which could not be exported will be exempted from the operation of the Order on the basis of an assessment by and request of the Department of Food and Public Distribution. For such exemptions, separate guidelines will be prepared.
The government today approved amendments to the PFRDA Bill 2011 while agreeing to the proposed 26% foreign investment in the pension sector but refrained from providing assured returns to subscribers in the proposed law. The government had decided not to mention FDI cap in the legislation itself for retaining the flexibility of changing it through an executive order.
The government may impose a stamp duty of Rs 300 per crore (0.003%) on transactions in commodities, stocks and other derivatives, with the finance ministry moving a proposal to Cabinet for taking the final call, sources said. Despite strong opposition from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs (MCA), the finance ministry has placed the proposal before Cabinet, they said.
Failure of regulation, by wide agreement, was one of the main causes of the 2008 global financial crisis. It is unsurprising therefore that reforming regulation has come centre stage post-crisis. The progress in regulatory reforms over the last two years has been impressive, but the agenda ahead remains formidable. Regulation will bring in benefits by way of financial stability, but it also imposes costs. There are some ball park numbers for what the Basel III package might entail in terms of growth, but there has been no rigorous thinking on what the whole gamut of regulatory reforms currently on the agenda might mean for growth, equity and stability in terms of costs and benefits over time and in different regions of the world. Thinking through these vital and complex issues is the main motivation for the theme of this conference – Financial Sector Regulation – Equity, Stability and Growth in the Post-crisis World.
Reserve Bank hereby directs that with effect from April 1, 2012, RRBs should not make payment of cheques/drafts/pay orders/banker’s cheques bearing that date or any subsequent date, if they are presented beyond the period of three months from the date of such instrument.
It has now been decided, in consultation with the Government, to treat the issue / transfer of ‘participating interest/ rights’ in oil fields to a non- resident as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) transaction under the extant FDI policy and the FEMA regulations. Accordingly, these transactions have to be reported as FDI transactions in terms of the provisions of Regulations 9 and 10 of the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer of Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2000 notified vide Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time read with A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.63 dated April 22, 2009 — A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 45
Recent global financial crisis has revealed that financial systems around the world rely on safety nets to reduce the adverse impact of financial crisis as also to prevent the re-occurrence of the crisis. During the global crisis, uncertainty triggered panic reactions and collapse of banks. Under these circumstances, deposit insurance emerged as an important part of financial safety net in arresting panic reaction. Governments across the globe took measures such as raising the deposit insurance coverage limits, providing blanket guarantees, etc. These measures restored the public confidence in banking systems. Thus, the importance of deposit insurance as a tool for preventing and mitigating the impact of financial crises as also for the smooth running of financial systems and maintaining financial stability has been fully appreciated.
