RBI increases Repo and Reverse Repo and Marginal Standing Facility Rates by 0.25 percent to 8.25, 7.25 and 9.25 per cent respectively.
Please refer to the Mid-Quarter Monetary Policy Review of September 16, 2011, in terms of which the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has been increased by 25 basis points from 8.00 per cent to 8.25 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 8.25 per cent with effect from September 16, 2011.
Provided further that service of an order on a foreign party resident outside India shall be deemed to be sufficiently served if a copy thereof is delivered or tendered or sent by post at the last known address of such party’s authorised representative(s) resident in India, where he appears by such representative(s)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 620A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby directs that in Schedule-I annexed to the notification number GS.R. 978, dated the 28-5-1963, after serial number 368 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be added,
Notification No. 51/2011 – Income Tax [F.NO. 203/71/2010/ITA-II], DATED 14-9-2011 It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Mangalore University, Mangalore has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (iii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (said Act), read with Rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (said Rules), from Assessment year 2011-12 and onwards in the category of ‘University’, partly engaged in research activities subject to the following conditions:—
Govt has exempted service by an arbitral tribunal, in respect of arbitration, falling under item (iii) of sub-clause (zzzzm) of clause (105) of section 65 of Finance Act, 1994. This exemption comes into force with effect from 12 th September 2011.
Notification No. 44/2011 – Service Tax – Section 65(105)(zzb) Of The Finance Act, 1994 – Business Auxiliary Service – Exemption To Service Provided By A Sub-Broker To A Stock-Broker In Relation To Sale Or Purchase Of Securities Listed On A Registered Stock Exchange – Amendment In Notification No. 31/2009-St, Dated 1-9-2011
Notification No.89/ 2011-Customs – Government has amended Notification No. 39/96-Cus dated July 23, 1996 to allow import of certain important goods and equipment (in addition to personal effects of persons on duty in Central Para Military Forces), without payment of BCD, CVD and SAD for the purpose of internal security operations and coastal security operations.
Notification No. 74 (RE-2010)/2009-14, – Export of cotton [ITC(HS) Codes 5201 & 5203] will continue to be free subject to registration of contracts with DGFT. Performance guarantee (as was given in Notification No. 63 of 04.08.2011) will no longer be required.
Please refer to paragraph 5 of Annexure – I of our circular RPCD. NO. PLNFS.BC.57/06.04.01/2001-2002 dated January 16, 2002 on captioned subject. Norms for grant of reliefs and concessions by banks to potentially viable sick SSI units for rehabilitation as furnished in Appendix-II of the above circular were recently re-examined. It was observed that all the banks have migrated to the Base Rate regime with effect from July 1, 2010 and references to PLR/BPLR are no more meaningful.
