Export of Potatoes, Onions, Rice, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Dal and Eggs has been permitted to the Republic of Maldives under bilateral trade agreement between Government of India and Government of Maldives during the period 2018-19 w.e.f. April, 2018 as per the quantities indicated in the Table at Para 1 above. The export of above items to Republic of Maldives will be exempted from any existing or future restriction / prohibition on export.
The meeting was attended by all the members – Dr. Chetan Ghate, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute; Dr. Pami Dua, Director, Delhi School of Economics; Dr. Ravindra H. Dholakia, former Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; Dr. Michael Debabrata Patra
G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and sub-section (12) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do
Seeks to increase the tariff rate on goods in chapters 7, 8, 28, 38, 72 and 73 in the First Schedule to the Customs tariff Act, 1975 vide Notification No. 48/2018–Customs dated 20th June, 2018.
Attention is also invited to Board’s Circular No. 09/2017-Customs dated 29.03.2017, Board’s letter of even No. dated 05.04.2017 and Board’s Circular No. 27/2017-Customs dated 05.07.2017, on disposal of seized/ confiscated cigarettes of foreign origin vis-à-vis provisions of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules 2008
It has been decided that furnishing of Permanent Account Number (PAN), which hitherto was not to be insisted upon while putting through permissible current account transactions of up to USD 25,000, shall now be mandatory for making all remittances under Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS).
Housing loan limits for eligibility under priority sector lending will be revised to ₹ 35 lakh in metropolitan centres (with population of ten lakh and above), and ₹ 25 lakh in other centres, provided the overall cost of the dwelling unit in the metropolitan centre and at other centres does not exceed ₹ 45 lakh and ₹ 30 lakh, respectively.
Customs Rate of Exchange of Foreign Currency Conversion wef 20.06.2018 as notified by CBIC vide Notification No.54/2018-Customs (N.T.) Dated the 19th June, 2018
CGST Rules138C/ 142 and insert Rule 58(1A)/ new Form GST ENR-2 Relating to Application for obtaining unique common enrollment number (Only for transporters registered in more than one State or Union Territory having the same PAN)
Pendency of serious criminal proceeding, as noted above, against the applicant adversely impacts his reputation and makes him not a person fit and proper for registration as an IP. In exercise of the powers conferred on the Board under regulation 8(3)(b) of the Regulations, I, therefore, reject the application for registration as an Insolvency Professional.
