Mumbai, Dt. 04.05.2011 A Scheme for taxation of liquor was announced in the budget for 2011-12 by the Hon’ble Dy. Chief Minister. To give effect to this, amendments are made to the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 and Rules, 2005. The Scheme and the amendments are as follows:
it was decided to permit Other Persons to issue mobile phone based semi-closed system pre-paid payment instruments (semi-closed m-wallets) complying with the above guidelines with the following conditions: The maximum value of such instruments shall not exceed ` 5000/-. The purchase/reloading of these instruments against the value of airtime/talktime shall not be permitted.This facility shall be enabled only to facilitate purchase of goods and services. Person-to-person transfer of value shall not be permitted
DPSS.CO.No.2502 /02.23.02/ 2010-11 – The users of mobile banking services and also the volume of such transactions have been steadily increasing since the introduction of this facility. As per the current instructions mobile banking transactions up to ` 1000/- are permitted without insisting on end-to-end encryption. Banks have been representing to the Reserve Bank to enhance the cap fixed for such transactions given the extensive use of this facility.
Attention is invited to Guidelines on Insurance Repositories and Electronic Issuance of Insurance policies issued by IRDA vide Ref No.IRDA/ADMN/GDL/GLD/080/04/2011 on 29th April, 2011. In accordance to Clause 5 (2) of the guidelines, Applications are called for from the companies that conform the eligibility criteria laid down in the said guidelines.
IRDA requests for Proposal from reputed IT firms / Organizations for the development and implementation of Integrated Surveyor Licensing Management System (ISLMS), maintenance and hosting the same. For details, please visit http://www.irda.gov.in. Last date for receipt of application for technical bid is 7th May 2011 by 3.00 PM
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 read with Section 3(2) of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) as amended in 2010, and also read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, (as amended from time to time), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014.
MCA has clarified that the revised limits for disclosure of details of employees drawing remuneration in excess of Rs. 5 lacs per month or Rs. 60 lacs per annum under Section 217(2A) of the Act is applicable to all annual reports approved, published and circulated on or after.
As announced today in the Annual Monetary Policy 2011-12, it has been decided to increase the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 50 basis points from 6.75 per cent to 7.25 per cent with immediate effect. Further, as announced in the Policy, the reverse repo rate under the LAF, determined with a spread of 100 basis points below the repo rate, will stand at 6.25 per cent with immediate effect.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and in partial modification of its directive DBOD.No.Dir.BC.75/13.03.00/2002-03 dated February 28, 2003 as amended from time to time, the Reserve Bank of India, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest so to do, hereby directs that, the rate of interest on domestic and ordinary Non-Resident savings deposits as well as savings deposits under Non-Resident (External) Accounts Scheme shall be 4.0 per cent per annum with immediate effect.
Please refer to the Monetary Policy Statement 2011-12 dated May 3, 2011, in terms of which the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has been increased by 50 basis points from 6.75 per cent to 7.25 per cent with immediate effect. Accordingly, the Standing Liquidity Facilities provided to banks (export credit refinance) and Primary Dealers (PDs) (collateralised liquidity support) from the Reserve Bank would be available at the revised repo rate, i.e., at 7.25 per cent with effect from May 3, 2011.
