Public Notice No. 172 (RE-2008)/2004-2009, Dated: 09.04.2009

( TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY

PART-I SECTION-I )

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 172 (RE-2008) /2004-2009

NEW DELHI, DATED 9^th April, 2009

Subject:- Indian Rupee Value of the special currency Basket for the purposes of deferred payments contracts entered into under the Deferred Payments Protocol dated the 30^th April, 1981 for the period 1.1.81 to 31.12.85 and the Deferred payments protocol dated 23^rd December, 1985 for the period 1.1.1986 to 31.12.90 between the Government of India and the former USSR relating to the deliveries of machinery and equipment from the USSR to India on deferred payment terms.

Attention is invited to Ministry of Commerce (Import Trade Control) Public Notice No. 74-ITC (PN )/85-88 dated the 21^st February, 1986, on the subject mentioned above. It is hereby informed that in pursuance of the relevant provisions contained in the Deferred Payments Protocol dated the 30^th April, 1981 and 23^rdDecember, 1985 between the Government of India and the former USSR, the Reserve Bank of India have further revised the Indian Rupee Value of the Special Currency Basket in the manner indicated below:-

2. The above revision would apply to the deferred payment contracts concluded under the Deferred Payment Protocols dated 30.04.1981 and 23.12.1985 between Government of India and former USSR.

3. This issues in public interest.

Sd/-

(R.S. Gujral)

Director General of Foreign Trade

And Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India

(Issued from File No. IPC/23(16)/81-86/PC-I(A) (Pt.)