Lok Sabha on 19th March 2013 passed Criminal amendment Bill aiming to toughen laws dealing with crime against women. The bill provides natural life term or even death for repeat offenders of rape. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 commonly known as the anti-rape bill was passed by Rajya Sabha after amendments moved by Left MPs were defeated.
TAX PROVISIONS – • Surveillance of transactions by Sales Tax Department to go up. • Tax exemption on essential commodities, Solapuri chadars and towels, wet dates to continue up to 31st March, 2014. • Tax exemption on currants and raisins to continue up to 31st March, 2014.
