The Basic Savings Bank Deposit (BSBD) Account was designed as a savings account which would offer certain minimum facilities, free of charge, to the holders of such accounts. In the interest of better customer service, it has been decided to make certain changes in the facilities associated with the account. Banks are now advised to offer the following basic minimum facilities in the BSBD Account, free of charge, without any requirement of minimum balance.
Reserve Bank of India RBI/DBR/2019-20/71 Master Direction DBR.Appt.No: 9/29.67.001/2019-20 August 2, 2019 Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (‘Fit and Proper’ Criteria for Elected Directors on the Boards of PSBs) Directions, 2019 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 19A of the State Bank of India Act, 1955 [hereinafter referred […]
Generation of SCORES user id and password has been automated for all new SEBI registered intermediaries. This has been done to streamline the process of providing SCORES credentials in the interest of investors.
The dealers, whose tax liability in the year does not exceed Rs. 25,000 need not file audit report in form e-704 even if the turnover of such dealer exceeds Rs. 1 crore in the said year. Dealer, who holds an Entitlement Certificate in respect of any Package Scheme of Incentives, shall not be liable to file audit report in form e-704 if his tax liability in the year does not exceed Rs. 25,000. This provision shall be applicable for the audit reports to be filed for any year, from 2019-20 onwards.
Board has received various representations wherein specialized agencies have raised the matter of refund of IGST paid on imported goods. It has been informed that the specialized agencies are paying IGST on import of goods but the refund of same is not being processed by Customs formations.
Rationalization of imposition of fines for false/incorrect reporting of margins or non-reporting of margins by Trading Member/Clearing Member in all segments
Depositories (Wef August 01, 2019) shall freeze all the securities held by promoters and directors of listed companies that are not in compliance with provisions of SEBI circular dated June 05, 2015 [i.e. Beneficiary Owner a/c level freezing].
It has now been decided in consultation with Government of India, that agency banks while claiming agency commission from RBI Central Accounts Section, Nagpur and at Regional offices of RBI (including Mumbai Regional Office for GST collections) are required to submit certificates by the bank official and by Chartered Accountant in this regard in the revised format as given in Annex A and Annex B. Certificates in the new format are to be submitted along with the agency commission claims submitted by agency banks from July 1, 2019 onwards.
It has been decided, in consultation with the Government of India, to relax the end-use restrictions. Accordingly, eligible borrowers will now be permitted to raise ECBs for the following purposes from recognised lenders, except foreign branches/ overseas subsidiaries of Indian banks, subject to paragraph 2.2 of the direction ibid:
Time limit for filing e-form No. BEN-2 is extended upto 30.09.2019 without payment of additional fee and thereafter fee and additional fee shall be payable. General Circular No. 08/2019 F. No. 01/01/2018-CL-V GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS 5th Floor, ‘A’ Wing Shastri Bhawan, Dr. R.P. Road, New Delhi Dated: the 29th July, 2019 […]
