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Govt. releases Resolution on 7th Central Pay Commission list of allowances with modification

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Expenditure) RESOLUTION New Delhi, the 6th July, 2017 No. 11-1/2016-IC.—The Seventh Central Pay Commission (the Commission) was set up by the Government of India vide Resolution No. 1/1/2013-E.III (A), dated the 28th February, 2014. The period for submission of report by the Commission was extended upto 31st December, 2015 vide… Read More

SEBI Introduces online filing system for Foreign Venture Capital Investors

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/IMD/DF1/CIR/P/2017/75 … Read More

RBI issues Operational Guidelines for Sovereign Gold Bonds, 2017-18

RBI/2017-18/18 IDMD.CDD.No.29/14.04.050/2017-18 July 06, 2017 The Chairman & Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Designated Post Offices Stock Holding Corporation of India ltd.(SHCIL) National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. & Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. Dear Sir/Madam, Sovereign Gold Bonds, 2017-18 – Series II - Operational Guidelines This has reference to the GoI notification F.No.4(20)-B/(W&M)/2017 and RBI… Read More

NBFC– SIND Directions prohibits NBFC from PoP Services under PFRDA for National Pension System

RBI/2017-18/16 DNBR(PD)CC.No.087/03.10.001/2017-18 July 06, 2017 All NBFCs Madam/ Sir, Point of Presence (PoP) Services under Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) for National Pension System (NPS) Please refer to Para 111 of Non-Banking Financial Company – Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 prohibiting NBFCs from undertaking PoP Services under… Read More

Customer Protection – Limiting Liability of Customers in Unauthorised Electronic Banking Transactions :RBI

RBI/2017-18/15 DBR.No.Leg.BC.78/09.07.005/2017-18 July 6, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) All Small Finance Banks and Payments Banks Dear Sir/ Madam, Customer Protection – Limiting Liability of Customers in Unauthorised Electronic Banking Transactions Please refer to our circular DBOD.Leg.BC.86/09.07.007/2001-02 dated April 8, 2002 regarding reversal of erroneous debits arising from fraudulent or other transactions. 2. With the… Read More

Compendium of Guidelines on Financial Inclusion and Development: RBI

RBI/2017-18/14 FIDD.CO.SFB.No.9/04.09.001/2017-18 July 6, 2017 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer Small Finance Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Small Finance Banks – Compendium of Guidelines on Financial Inclusion and Development In view of the announcement made in the budget 2014-15 regarding creation of a framework for licensing small banks, and to give a thrust to the… Read More

Direct Tax Collections up to June, 2017 registers growth of 14.8% higher than last year

Public Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance 06-July, 2017 19:14 IST Direct Tax Collections up to June, 2017 for F.Y. 2017-2018 stood at Rs.1,42 Lakh crore registering a Growth of 14.8% higher than the net collections for the corresponding period of last year; Net direct tax collections represent 14.5% of the total Budget… Read More

Central govt. decides to issue Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2017-18

Public Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance 06-July, 2017 19:23 IST Government of India in consultation with RBI decides to issue Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2017-18– Series II; Applications for the bond will be accepted from July 10, 2017 to July 14, 2017; The Bonds will be issued on July 28, 2017. … Read More

PFRDA observes NPS service fortnight to promote and create awareness about NPS

Public Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance 06-July, 2017 16:21 IST PFRDA is observing NPS Service Fortnight from 27th June, 2017 to 11th July 2017 to promote and create awareness about the National Pension System (NPS) and improve the quality of services provided to the subscribers, With a view to promote and create… Read More

CBDT notifies Income-tax (19th Amendment) Rules, 2017.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 4th July, 2017 INCOME-TAX G.S.R. 826(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 295 read with section 195 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes, hereby, makes the following rules further to… Read More

Exchange Rate of Foreign Currency Relating to Imported and Export Goods Notified:PIB

Exchange Rate of Foreign Currency Relating To Imported and Export Goods Notified In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the notification of the Central Board of Excise and Customs No.53/2017-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 15th June, 2017, except as respects things done or omitted… Read More

SEBI circular on Investments by FPIs in Government Securities

CIRCULAR IMD/FPIC/CIR/P/2017/74 July 04, 2017 To All Foreign Portfolio Investors through their designated Custodians of Securities The Depositories (NSDL and CDSL) Sir / Madam, Sub: Investments by FPIs in Government Securities 1. RBI in its Fourth Bi-monthly Policy Statement for the year 2015-16, dated September 29, 2015 had announced a Medium Term Framework (MTF) for… Read More

RBI Master Circular on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme

RBI/2017-18/11 FIDD.FID.BC.No.02/12.01.033/2017-18 July 03, 2017 The Chairman/ Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks Madam/ Dear Sir Master Circular on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions to banks on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme. In order to enable the banks to have instructions… Read More