India is blessed with abundant mineral deposits and the countrys mining sector forms an important segment of the economy contributing around 2.6% to the countrys GVA (FY 2015- 16(PE).1 India produces 90 different types of minerals (fuel, atomic, metallic and non-metallic minerals).
Norms and Procedure for Appointment of Non-Official Directors (NODs) on the Boards of Public Sector Banks (PSBs)/Reserve Bank of India (RBI)/Financial Institutions (FIs)/Public Sector Insurance Companies (PSICs)
Central Government reduced import duty on wheat, potatoes and crude palm oil , to stabilize prices of these commodities in country
As per Taxation and Investment Regime for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 2016, Taxes will have to be paid first and then scheme can be availed on production of tax receipt, unlike recent Income Disclosure Scheme
India and Switzerland signed the ‘Joint Declaration’ for implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) on 22.11.2016;
While Searches have been carried out in 291 cases across country, 295 cases have been covered by survey action. In addition to these, open enquiries have been effected in more than 3000 cases.
Central Government hereby- (i) notifies the Principal Commissioner or the Commissioner, as the case may be, who exercises the jurisdiction under section 120 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961)
(1) These rules may be called the Taxation and Investment Regime for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana Rules, 2016. They come into force from date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
CBDT notifies 17th day December, 2016, as date on which Taxation and Investment Regime for Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 2016 comes into force.
This Scheme may be called Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme, 2016 and come into force from 17th December 2016 and shall be valid till 31st March 2017.
