In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, the Central Government hereby notifies ‘Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System) of Export and Import Items, 2012’ [ITC (HS), 2012] as enclosed in the Annexure to this Notification.
Electronic Clearing Service (ECS), introduced by Reserve Bank of India in 1994 is now being widely used across many centres in the country for making and receiving bulk payments. The ECS (Debit) system was introduced with the objective of providing an alternative method for effecting payment transactions electronically in respect of the utility bill payments, insurance premia, card payments, loan repayments, etc., which would obviate the need for issuing and handling paper instruments such as cheques. This would also facilitate improved customer service by banks / companies / corporations / government departments, etc. that are collecting / receiving the payments. The ECS (Debit) Procedural Guidelines prescribes the procedure to be followed by the different stake holders in the process.
Notification No. 27 /2012-Customs Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 9/2012-Customs, dated the 9th March, 2012 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. 129 (E) dated the 9th March, 2012, namely:-
Notification No. 26/2012 – Customs Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. 185(E) dated the 17th March, 2012, namely:-
These rules may be called the Central Excise (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2012. (2) They shall come into force on the 18th day of April, 2012. 2. In the Central Excise Rules, 2002, in rule 12 in sub-rule (1), for the fourth proviso the following shall be substituted;
Authorised Dealer Category-II entities desirous of opening Nostro accounts may approach the Reserve Bank for a one time approval to open and operate Nostro accounts.
On a review, it has been decided to include the following documents in the indicative list of required documents for opening accounts of proprietary concern: The complete Income Tax return (not just the acknowledgement) in the name of the sole proprietor where the firm’s income is reflected, duly authenticated/ acknowledged by the Income Tax Authorities. Utility bills such as electricity, water, and landline telephone bills in the name of the proprietary concern.
Repo Rate- It has been decided to reduce the repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 50 basis points from 8.5 per cent to 8.0 per cent with immediate effect.
Marginal Standing Facility – In order to provide greater liquidity cushion, it has been decided to – Raise the borrowing limit of scheduled commercial banks under the marginal standing facility (MSF) from 1 per cent to 2 per cent of their net demand and time liabilities (NDTL) outstanding at the end of second preceding fortnight with immediate effect. Banks can continue to access the MSF even if they have excess statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) holdings, as hitherto. The MSF rate, determined with a spread of 100 basis points above the repo rate, stands adjusted to 9.0 per cent with immediate effect.
As announced today by the Governor in the Annual Monetary Policy 2012-13, it has been decided to reduce the Repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 50 basis points from 8.50 per cent to 8.00 per cent with immediate effect.
