Insurance companies have come out with an innovative proposition, wherein they would insure the weddings against their postponement of cancellations for certain reasons. The catch is that the insurer will not pay for marriages turning sour due to personal differences between the bride and the groom, and the claims would be entertained only for losses due to external factors like accidents, catastrophes or unintentional man-made disasters or disruptions.
Notification No. 62/2011 – Income Tax S.O. 2903 (E).—Whereas a Protocol amending the Agreement between the Republic of India and the Swiss, Confederation for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income with Protocol, signed at New Delhi on the 2nd day of November, 1994, as amended by the supplementary Protocol signed at New Delhi on the 16th day of February, 2000, was signed at New Delhi on the 30th
The Election Commission of India has appointed the IRS Officers given in the enclosed list as its Expenditure Observer for the General Elections to legislative Assembly of States mentioned above. A briefing meeting of Expenditure Observer has been fixed at 12.30 PM on 2nd January, 2012 in Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi. The detailed instructions issued by the Commission , in this regard are enclosed.
Leading Indian Bankers say, the recent volatility in Indian Rupee is a temporary phenomena and the currency will stabilize soon. They said there is no need to press the panic button. Addressing a Panel discussion in Dubai, the CEOs of Bank of Baroda from GCC region, Punjab National Bank, Corporation Bank and the State Bank of India in Dubai, said India’s growth story will continue in the long term despite early blues.
ORDER NO. 203 OF 2011 The following postings and transfers of officers in the grade of Chief Commissioners/Director Generals of Income Tax are hereby ordered w.c.f. 01.01.2012 and until further orders:
ORDER NO. 202 OF 2011 The following officers in the grade of Commissioner/Director of Income Tax are hereby promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner of income Tax (CCIT) in the Pay Scale of Rs. 67,000-79,000/- with effect from 01.01.2012 and actually from the date of assumption of charge of the post and until further orders:
A reference is invited to our circular No.DPSS.CO.CHD.No. 1832 / 04.07.05 / 2009-10 February 22, 2010 prescribing the new cheque standards “CTS-2010” and advising banks to be in readiness for rolling out the new standards at an early date. Further, Indian Banks Association (IBA) and National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) were vested with the responsibility of coordinating and implementing the uniform cheque standard across the country by all participating banks.
Please refer to paragraph 5.13.4 of our Master Circular No. DBOD.No.BP.BC.11/ 21.06.001/2010-11 dated July 1, 2011 on Prudential Guidelines on Capital Adequacy and Market Discipline – New Capital Adequacy Framework (NCAF), as per which capital market exposure will attract a 125 percent risk weight or risk weight warranted by external rating (or lack of it) of the counterparty, whichever is higher. However, in terms of paragraph 5.13.7 of the said circular, the investment in paid up equity of financial entities, which are specifically exempted from ‘capital market exposure’ (CME), shall be assigned a 100 percent risk weight.
Only those custodian banks, who have a clause in the Agreement with their clients which gives them an inalienable right over the securities to be received as pay out in any settlement, would be permitted to issue IPCs. However, in cases where transactions are pre-funded i.e. there are clear INR funds in the customer’s account and, in case of FX deals, the bank’s nostro account has been credited before the issuance of the IPC by custodian banks, the requirement of the clause of inalienable right over the security to be received as pay out in the agreement with the clients will not be insisted upon.
In exercise of the powers vested under Section 14(2) of the IRDA Act, 1999, the Authority issues the following order reforming the Indian Motor Third Party Pool System. The Authority hereby orders the dismantling of the existing Indian Motor Third Party Pool with effect from 31.3.2012.
