29/2011 – Service Tax, dated 25-04-2011- In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (A) and (B) of section 71of the Finance Act, 2011 ( 8 of 2011), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of May 2011, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force.
In the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, (Central Board of Direct Taxes) number 80/2010, dated the 19th October, 2010, to be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (ii), in paragraph 1 for “annuity plan of the ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited”, read “annuity plan of the TATA AIG Life Insurance Company.”
DBOD.No.BP.BC. 87/21.04.048/2010-11 Majority of the banks have since achieved the PCR of 70 percent and have been representing to RBI whether the prescribed PCR is required to be maintained on an ongoing basis. The matter has been examined by us and till such time RBI introduces a more comprehensive methodology of countercyclical provisioning taking into account the international standards as are being currently developed by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and other provisioning norms, banks are advised that :
RPCD.SME & NFS. BC. No. 62/06.11.01/2010-11 – In para 43 of the Union Budget Speech of 2011-12, it has been proposed to liberalise the existing scheme of interest subvention of 1 per cent on housing loans by extending it to housing loan upto Rs.15 lakh where the cost of the house does not exceed Rs.25 lakh from the present limit of Rs.10 lakh and Rs.20 lakh respectively.
It may be noted that initially transactions relating to securitization and reconstruction of financial assets and those relating to mortgage by deposit of title deeds to secure any loan or advances granted by banks and financial institutions, as defined under the SARFAESI Act, are to be registered in the Central Registry. The records maintained by the Central Registry will be available for search by any lender or any other person desirous of dealing with the property. Availability of such records would prevent frauds involving multiple lending against the security of same property as well as fraudulent sale of property without disclosing the security interest over such property. It may be noted that under the provisions of Section 23 of the SARFAESI Act , particulars of any charge creating security interest over property is required to be filed with the Registry within 30 days from the date of creation.
In Notification No. 33(RE-2007)/2004-2009, dated 08.10.2007, sub para 2.11 was added on 28.02.2011 vide Notification No. 27(RE-2010)/2009-14. Now another sub-para 2.12 is added as under: “2.12 The prohibition imposed by Notification No. 33(RE-2007)/2004-2009, dated 08.10.2007 on export of wheat products shall not be applicable to export of 32,094.70 MT of wheat flour to Maldives through M/s. MMTC Ltd.”
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944),read with sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance ) Act,1957 ( 58 of 1957), 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
The Government of India has decided to withdraw coins of denomination of 25 paise and below from circulation with effect from June 30, 2011. The Reserve Bank of India has instructed the banks maintaining small coin depots to arrange for exchange of coins of denomination of 25 paise and below for their face value at their branches. The coins will be exchanged at the branches of these banks as also the offices of the Reserve Bank till the close of business on June 29, 2011. Coins of denomination of 25 paise and below will not be accepted for exchange at the bank branches from July 1, 2011 onwards. The RRBs may take note of the above instructions.
NOTIFICATION NO. LAD-NRO/GN/2011-12/02/12648, DATED 19-4-2011 – Section 4 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 – Recognized Stock Exchanges – Grant of recognition to stock exchanges – Renewal of recognition to Ludhiana Stock Exchange Ltd.
Notification No. 36 /2011-Customs Whereas in the matter of imports of Acetone [hereinafter referred to as the subject goods], falling under sub- heading 2914 11 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, Thailand and Japan (hereinafter referred as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/31/2009-DGAD, dated the 16th February, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, section 1, dated the 16th February, 2010, had come to the conclusion that –
