With a view to providing greater flexibility to banks in mobilising non-resident deposits and also in view of the prevailing market conditions, it has been decided to deregulate interest rates on Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) Deposits and Ordinary Non-Resident (NRO) Accounts (the interest rates on term deposits under Ordinary Non-Resident (NRO) Accounts are already deregulated). Accordingly, banks are free to determine their interest rates on both savings deposits and term deposits of maturity of one year and above under Non-Resident (External) Rupee (NRE) Deposit accounts and savings deposits under Ordinary Non-Resident (NRO) Accounts with immediate effect. However, interest rates offered by banks on NRE and NRO deposits cannot be higher than those offered by them on comparable domestic rupee deposits.
Please refer to Para 27 of the Mortgage Guarantee Company (Reserve Bank) Guidelines 2008 issued vide Notification DNBS(PD)MGC No.3 /CGM (PK) – 2008 dated February 15, 2008 wherein it has been stated that no mortgage guarantee company shall provide mortgage guarantee for a housing loan with 90% and above LTV ratio. As scheduled commercial banks are expected to seek mortgage guarantee for their housing loans, it has been decided to align the regulatory prescription of LTV ratio for mortgage guarantee companies with that of commercial banks and revise it downwards from 90% to 80% for housing loans exceeding Rs. 20 lakhs. However for small value housing loans i.e housing loans up to Rs. 20 lakh (which get categorized as priority sector advances), LTV ratio should not exceed 90%.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (2), (5) and (8) of section 25 and sub-section (2) of section 609 of the Companies Act, 1956(1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Companies Regulations, 1956, namely :— 1. (1) These regulations may be called the Companies (Amendment) Regulations, 2011. (2) They shall come into force with effect from 18-12-2011.
We forward herewith a copy of Government of India Notification No. F.1/12/2011-NS-II dated November 25, 2011, on the captioned subject. The contents of the same are self-explicit. 2. In this regard, we advise that the contents of the Notification may be brought to the notice of the branches of your bank operating the PPF, 1968 and SCSS, 2004 Scheme. These should also be displayed on the notice boards of your branches for the information of the PPF, 1968 & SCSS, 2004 subscribers and agents.
Notification No 90 (RE – 2010)/2009-2014 – For export of Empty Gelatin capsule to EU, CAPEXIL will be the competent authority for issuance of shipment clearance certificate. Post shipment Health certificate will be issued jointly by CAPEXIL and Regional Animal Quarantine Officer, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
The Department of Revenue & Rehabilitation, Government of Punjab vide their Gazette Notification No. 1/1/2011-RE-II(I)/14544 & 14554 dated July 27, 2011 has advised about the constitution of new districts viz. Pathankot and Fazilka respectively with effect from July 27, 2011. The new district with its headquarter at Pathankot has been carved out from the existing Gurdaspur and comprises of two Tehsils viz. Pathankot & Dharkalan and another new district with its headquarter at Fazilka has been carved out from the existing Ferozepur district and comprises of three Tehsils viz. Fazilka, Jalalabad & Abohar.
Notification No. 109/2011-Customs- G.S.R. (E).- Whereas, in the matter of import of ceramic glazed tiles other than vitrified tiles where at least one of the sides (length or width) exceeds 17 inches or 431.80 millimeters (mm) or 43.18 centimeters (cm) or 1.4167 feet (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff item 6908 90 90 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in or exported from China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), the designated authority, vide its final findings, vide notification No. 14/16/2008-DGAD, dated the 9th October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 12th October, 2009, has come to the conclusion that –
Notification No. 89 (RE-2010)/2009-14 – The stipulation that raw material for export of meat and meat products must be sourced exclusively from APEDA registered abattoir/integrated abattoir will come into effect on 15.06.2012, instead of 31.10.2011.
Amendment to Schedule XIV to the Companies Act,1956 – Changes in Depreciation Rate on Plant and Machinery. Section 641 of the Companies Act, 1956 – Schedules, forms and rules – Power to alter Schedules – Alterations in Schedule XIV
The principle rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification number G.S.R. 922(E), dated the 4th December, 2003.
