Banks are, therefore, directed to ensure that their overall direct lending to non-corporate farmers does not fall below the system-wide average of the last three years achievement ( to be notified shortly, and henceforth at the beginning of each year), failing which they will attract the usual penalties for shortfall. They should also continue to maintain all efforts to reach the level of 13.5 percent direct lending to the beneficiaries who earlier constituted the direct agriculture sector.
The Reserve Bank has been receiving enquiries about the applicability of the aforesaid directions on investment by FPIs in security receipts (SRs) issued by the Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs). It is clarified that the restriction on investments with less than three years residual maturity shall not be applicable to investment by FPIs in SRs issued by ARCs. However, investment in SRs shall be within the overall limit prescribed for corporate debt from time to time.
As you are aware, guidelines on ‘concurrent audit system in commercial banks’ were issued by us vide our circular DOS.No.BC.16/08.91.021/96 dated August 14, 1996 setting out the scope and coverage of concurrent audit system in commercial banks.
It has been decided to permit AD banks to factor the export receivables on a non-recourse basis, so as to enable the exporters to improve their cash flow and meet their working capital requirements subject to conditions as under: AD banks may take their own business decision to enter into export factoring arrangement on non-recourse basis. They should ensure that their client is not over financed. Accordingly, they may determine the working capital requirement of their clients taking into account the value of the invoices purchased for factoring. The invoices purchased should represent genuine trade invoices.
take necessary steps to put in place systems for implementation of the circular, including necessary amendments to the relevant bye-laws, rules and regulations, within one month from the date of this circular
I am directed to refer to the above mentioned subject and to say that the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of N.R. Parmar has been implemented by Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Guwahati charge. Consequent upon this, CBDT is receiving
notification of the Central Board of Excise & Customs No. 66/2015-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 2nd July, 2015, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Excise & Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto,
Kind reference is invited to AIS instructions no. 80, AST instruction no. 97 and 134 on the above subject (copies enclosed for ready reference) wherein procedure for migration of PAN lying in old/orphan/defunct Jurisdiction to the Jurisdictional A.Os. through the Nodal officer/jurisdiction defined under CIT(CO) was circulated.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 7 the Delhi Entertainments and Betting Tax Act, 1996 (Delhi Act No.8 of 1997) and in partial modification of this Government’s Notification Nos. F12(5)/97-Fin(G)/1406 dated the 31st December, 1999 and No. F.10(16)/Fin(T&E)2009-10/JS Fin/63 dated the 1st February, 2010 the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi hereby makes the following amendments which shall come into force with effect from 20th July, 2015, namely:-
(1) These rules may be called the Delhi Entertainments and Betting Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2015. (2) They shall come into force with effect from 20th July, 2015.
