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Expressing satisfaction at the 7.2 per cent growth estimates for this fiscal, the Planning Commission on Monday pitched for phased withdrawal of stimulus in the forthcoming budget to be unveiled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on February 26.
Following the Prime Minister’s reported call to his Cabinet colleagues to stay away from any business interest, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today suggested that ministers could hand over their businesses to a trust, as is being practised in the US.
The Delhi High Court deferred the hearing of a petition filed by legal heirs of Maharani Gayatri Devi seeking release of Rs 80 lakh deposited by them in the Government vault as taxes for contravention of the Gold Control Act in 1975.
With the aggressive disinvestment of PSUs being planned for the coming months, the government is likely to introduce a fixed time-frame during which the nomination of independent directors should be completed by state-run companies.
One of the most favoured duty reimbursement schemes among exporters – the Duty Entitlement Passbook (DEPB) scheme – is likely to be scrapped, as the government gears up to introduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from April 1. The scheme, which was extended till December 31 in the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-2014, is widely viewed as one of the best incentive schemes by exporters.
The Thirtieth PPPAC meeting, chaired by Finance Secretary, met on January 6, 2010 and granted approval to 4 projects of Ministry of Shipping. These projects are in 3 States. The estimated project cost of the approved projects is Rs. 4120.29 crore. Since its constitution in January 2006, PPPAC has granted approval to 141 projects, with an estimated project cost of Rs.148,807.56 crore. These include National Highways (hundred and twenty-two projects), Ports (fifteen projects), Airports (two projects), Tourism Infrastructure (one project) and Railways (one project).
The Committee on Comprehensive Regulation for Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs), set up by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance under the Chairmanship of Dr. K.P. Krishnan, Joint Secretary (Capital Markets) with representatives from all the financial sector regulators, has felt that prima facie there is no immediate concern about the operations and activities of CRAs in India even in the context of the recent financial crisis.
The Government on Friday said there was “near unanimity” among all stakeholders to raise the ceiling of payment on gratuity for private sector employees from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh and hoped a decision in this regard will be taken before the forthcoming Budget session. “We have already prepared legislation and it remains to be approved by the Cabinet,” Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge said.
The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has been implementing a plan scheme of Assistance to Training Institutions , commonly known as the EDI scheme since 1993-94. Under the scheme assistance is provided to existing and new training Institutions for establishment of Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) and strengthening of their training infrastructure on a matching basis, not exceeding 50 percent of the project cost or Rs. 150 lakh whichever is less
Reliance Communications (RCOM), India’s second-largest telecom company by subscribers, has asked the communications ministry to reject the special audit on it by Parakh & Co and alleged that the report `was issued for malafide purpose, based on uncorroborated facts and done without any discussions with it (RCOM)’. The telco has also told the Department of Telecom (DoT) that `the entire report was drafted for the purpose on sensationalising irrelevant matters’.
