Notification No. 105 /2011 – Customs -In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 21/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 118(E) dated the 1st March, 2002, namely :-
Please refer to paragraphs 77 to 80 of the Second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2011-12 on the above subject (extract enclosed). To enhance the penetration of banking in rural and semi-urban areas, domestic scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs) were permitted vide circular DBOD.No.BL.BC.65/22.01.001/2009-10 dated December 1, 2009 to open branches in Tier 3 to Tier 6 centres (with population up to 49,999 as per Census 2001) and in the rural, semi-urban and urban centres in North-Eastern States and Sikkim without having the need to take permission from Reserve Bank of India in each case, subject to reporting.
Notification No.G.S.R. 848/2011 – Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 of the Government Savings Certificate Act, 1959 (46 of 1959), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely
Insurance regulator IRDA on Thursday came out with guidelines (Given Below) allowing life insurance companies, which have been in business for over 10 years, to raise funds from the public through IPOs. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), however, will decide the size of the public issue, it said in a notification. As per the guidelines, promoters of the insurance companies will also be allowed to offload their stake in the company.
-Minimum Export Price (MEP) of all varieties of onions except Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onions will be US$ 250 per Metric Ton F.O.B. It was US$ 350 per Metric Ton as notified on 18.11.2011. For Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onions it will be US$ 300 per MT F.O.B instead of US$ 400 per MT as notified on 18.11.2011.
In pursuance of section 5 of the Public Provident Fund Act, 1968 (23 of 1968) the Central Government hereby notifies that the subscriptions made to the fund on or after the 1st day of December, 2011 and balances at the credit of the subscriber shall bear interest at the rate of 8.6 per cent. per annum.
The Central Government hereby notifies that the authorised Standardised Agency System (SAS) and Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana (MPKBY) agents for canvassing/securing investments in the small savings schemes as per the terms of agreement executed by them under the Standardised Agency System (SAS) and Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana (MPKBY) will be paid commission at the rate indicated below:
Notification No.G.S.R. 846/2011 – Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Government Savings Banks Act, 1873 (5 of 1873), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Post Office Time Deposit Rules, 1981, namely
Notification No.G.S.R. 845/2011 – Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Government Savings Banks Act, 1873 (5 of 1873), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Post Office (Monthly Income Account) Rules, 1987, namely
Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 3 of the Public Provident Fund Act, 1968 (23 of 1958), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendment to the Public Provident Fund Scheme, 1968, namely