With a view to achieve wider financial inclusion, encourage holding of demat accounts and to reduce the cost of maintaining securities in demat accounts for retail individual investors, it has been decided that all depository participants (DPs) shall make available a Basic Services Demat Account (BSDA) with limited services and reduced costs.
Considering the present role of sub-broker where he is not permitted to deal with funds and securities of the investors, in consultation with the major stock exchanges and stock brokers’ associations, it has been decided to rationalize the procedure for surrender of sub-broker registration, as follows
It has been decided with the approval of Competent Authority that a variation of (-) 5% in weight against Registration Certificates issued for export of sugar shall be allowed. Thus, a variation of (-) 5% in weight in exports of sugar against registered contracts shall not be treated as default for the purpose of imposition of penalty or debarment from future registrations.
Easing of business environment mandates extensive examination of regulations in different areas of root functioning such as financial reforms, governance reforms, liberalized policy framework, process reforms, etc.,. Thus there is a need to conduct an in-depth study into the entire gamut of regulatory framework and come out with a detailed road-map for improving the climate of business in India in a time bound manner. Such an exercise needs to be undertaken for periodical improvement in the ranking, leading to a situation where India gradually moves towards upward position with almost zero hassles.
Vide notification no.F.7/433/Policy-Ii/VAT/2012/472-483 dated 16.08.2012, the Department of Trade and Taxes has notified form Stock-1 and has made it mandatory for all dealers to submit online, Tax Rate Wise details of stock held on 3pt day of March every year in form Stock-1. This information is to be filed latest by the so” day of June ‘every year. However, the information relating to stock held as on 31st day of March 2012, is required to be submitted online up to 31stday of October, 2012.
Companies based in Sikkim and the Andaman and Nicobar islands can now file offer documents for public issues of up to 500 crore rupees with SEBI’s Eastern Regional office in Kolkata, the market regulator said on Wednesday. This comes into effect for all draft offer documents for issues which are filed with SEBI on or after 27 August 2012. For offer sizes higher than 500 crore rupees, the documents need to be filed at SEBI’s main office in Mumbai.
A person who is a citizen of Pakistan or an entity incorporated in Pakistan may, with the prior approval of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board of the Government of India, purchase shares and convertible debentures of an Indian company under Foreign Direct Investment Scheme, subject to the terms and conditions specified in Schedule 1 of the Notification, ibid, provided further that notwithstanding anything contained in Schedule I of the Notification, ibid, the Indian company, receiving such foreign direct investment, is not engaged or shall not engage in sectors / activities pertaining to defence,spaceandatomicenergyand sectors/ activities prohibited for foreign investment.
In terms of Regulation 15(iii) of the Notification ibid,an Indian Party is required to submit to the Reserve Bank through the Authorised Dealer every year within 60 days from the date of expiry of the statutory period as specified by the respective laws of the host country for finalization of the audited accounts of the Joint Venture (JV) /Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) outside India or such further period as may be allowed by the Reserve Bank, an Annual Performance Report (APR) in Form ODI Part III in respect of each JV or WOS outside India set up or acquired by the Indian Party. Further, an Indian party is allowed to undertake overseas direct investments under the General Permission (Automatic Route) subject to compliance to the provisions under Regulation 6 (and Regulation 7, if applicable) of the Notification.Regulation 6(2)(iv) of the Notification requires that the Indian Party has submitted the APR in respect of all its overseas investments in the format given in Part III of the Form ODI.
Urban Co-operative Banks are advised to offer a ‘Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account’ which will offer following minimum common facilities to all their customers: The ‘Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account’ should be considered a normal banking service available to all. This account shall not have the requirement of any minimum balance.
The due date for the return period ending June 2012 (i.e. for monthly and quarterly filers) was 21st July 2012. By virtue of the Para 5 of Trade Circular 1T of 2009 dated 12th January 2009 the additional 10 days period was provided for uploading of the return provided that these dealers made the payment of tax due as per return on or before the prescribed due date.
