Please refer to the Press Release dated August 10, 2009 on issuance of Government of India Cash Management Bills (CMBs), wherein, it has been stated that the Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has decided to issue a new short-term instrument, known as Cash Management Bills, to meet the temporary cash flow mismatches of the Government. The CMBs will be non-standard, discounted instruments issued for maturities less than 91 days. Further, it has been stated that the CMBs will have the generic character of Treasury Bills.
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy – 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby amends Schedule – 1 (Imports) of the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, as under:
Notification No. 45/2010-Income Tax It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute, Pune has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (ii) 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 2007-08 onwards in the category of ‘Other Institution’, partly engaged in research activities subject to the following conditions, namely:-
Notification No. 44/2010-Income Tax It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Vedanta Cultural Foundation, Mumbai 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)
Notification No. 43/2010-Income Tax Notification:-The Central Board of Direct Taxes (“CBDT”) has extended the enhanced exemption limit of INR 10 lakhs to the employees of companies who do not fall under the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The notification will be effective from 24 May 2010.
Notification No. 43/2010-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (iii) of clause (10) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), and in supersession of Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, notification no. S.O. 287 dated the 20th January, 1999 the Central Government, having regard to the maximum amount of any gratuity payable to its employees, hereby specifies ten lakh rupees as the limit for the purpose of the said sub-clause in relation to the employees who retire or become incapacitated prior to such retirement or die on or after the 24th day of May, 2010 or whose employment is terminated on or after the said date.
The Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005) and in pursuance of rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, number S.O. 1626(E) dated 7th July, 2008 with respect to sector specific Special Economic Zone for engineering sector by M/s. Ansal Kamdhenu Engineering SEZ Limited at Village Bhagan, Tchsil-Ganaur (Sonepat) and village Kurar Ibrahimpur, Tchsil-Sonepat on NH-1, Haryana,
approval committee for the sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services-C at Village Ulwe, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad in the State of Maharashtra by M/s. Navi Mumbai SEZ Private Limited
Notification No. 67/2010-Customs,- Central Government makes further amendments in the notification No. 96/2008-Customs . In the said notification,- (a) in the opening paragraph, in clause (i) for the figures and words “80 per cent”, the figures and words “60 per cent” shall be substituted. (b) in Appendix I, in the Table, in column (4),- (i) for the entry “2%”, wherever it occurs, the entry “4%” shall be substituted;
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 621 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby authorize the following officers in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, for the purposes of filing and conducting prosecution under the Companies Act, 1956.
