Cheques and bank drafts will be valid only for 3 months with effect from 1st April. The step taken by Reserve Bank of India, RBI, will help mitigate frauds related to such instruments. The RBI has directed that with effect from April 1, 2012, banks should not make payments against cheques, drafts, pay orders or banker’s cheques if they are presented after the period of three months from date of issue.
The Reserve Bank of India will release the next Mid-Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2011-12 at 11 am on March 15, 2012. The Review will be by way of a press release and will be placed on the Reserve Bank’s website (www.rbi.org.in).
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The Budget Session, 2012 of Parliament (10th Session of the Fifteenth Lok Sabha and the 225th Session of the Rajya Sabha) commenced today, the 12th of March, 2012 and subject to exigencies of Government Business, the Session will conclude on Tuesday, the 22nd of May, 2012. During this period, the two Houses will adjourn for recess on Friday, the 30th of March 2012, to reassemble on Tuesday, the 24th of April, 2012 to enable the Department–related Parliamentary Standing Committees to examine the Demands for Grants relating to various Ministries/Departments and make their reports to the Houses. The Session will provide 35 sittings – 15 sittings during first part of the Session before recess and 20 sittings during second part of the Session.
Roll Back of Ban on Cotton Exports The Cotton Budget for the cotton year 2011-12 was prepared by the Cotton Advisory Board. In arriving at a Cotton Export Policy a balanced perspective is taken, carefully addressing the interests of all stakeholders including farmers, traders, yarn producers and the apparel industry.
The CBDT Chairman-led committee on combating the menace of black money has been given yet another extension and it is now expected to submit its final report by this month end. It is the third time that the deadline has been extended for the panel, which was constituted in May last year.
The Department of Sales Tax, Maharashtra State declared UPDATED list of Suspicious Dealers on 7th March 2012 totalling to 1009 nos.
Raise I-T exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh from Rs 1.8 lakh. Levy 10 pc tax on income between Rs 3-10 lakh. 20 pc on income between Rs 10-20 lakh,30 pc above Rs 20 lakh. Senior citizen benefits from 60 years instead of 65 years. Raise tax rate on life insurance cos to 15 pc from 12.5 pc. Retain corporate tax rate at 30 pc. Remove Securities Transaction Tax (STT). Hike tax savings schemes limit to Rs 3.2 lakh,from Rs 1.8 L. Raise wealth tax limit to Rs 5 crore from Rs 30 lakh.
Puneet Gupta, a chartered accountant working in Gurgaon, alongwith his fashion designer wife Varsha had gone to celebrate Holi in Agra at Punit’s father’s home in Kunwar colony, but were found dead in mysterious circumstances. After celebrating Holi, the two went to have a bath in the washroom, but did not come out.
The Minister of Railways, Shri Dinesh Trivedi today announced introduction of 26 new trains, extension of five existing trains, increase in frequency of two existing trains and introduction of new five sub-urban trains. Most of these new services announced were part of the Railway Budget 2011-12. The trains announced in the Railway Budget 2011-12 are implemented by the end of the financial year i.e. 31st March 2012.
