DR. CP Joshi Releases Fifth Revision of Specification for Road and Bridge Works ; The Document to Provide Best International Practices For Indian Conditions. Dr.C P Joshi, the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways with additional charge of Ministry of Railways released here last evening the Fifth Revision of the Ministry of Road Transport &… Read More
The Annual Plan for the year 2013-14 for the state of Delhi was finalised here today at a meeting between Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister of Delhi, Smt. Sheila Dikshit. The plan size has been agreed at Rs 16,626 crore. In his comments on the performance of the State,… Read More
RBI/2012-13/517 DNBS (PD) CC.No.327/03.10.038/2012-13 May 31, 2013 All NBFCs Dear Sir, ˜Non Banking Financial Company-Micro Finance Institutions™ (NBFC-MFIs) Directions Modifications in Pricing of Credit - Margin cap Attention is invited to para 6 of DNBS.(PD)CC.No.300/03.10.38/2011-12 dated August 3, 2012 modifying inter alia the pricing of credit as given in DNBS.CC.PD.No.250/03.10.01/2011-12 dated December 2, 2011. On a review, it… Read More
RBI/2012-13/516 DBOD.No.Leg.BC.100/09.07.005/2012-13 May 31, 2013 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Acknowledgement by banks at the time of submission of Form 15-G / 15-H As you are aware banks are not required to deduct TDS from depositors who submit declaration in Form 15-G/15-H under Income Tax Rules, 1962. However, it has been brought… Read More
RBI/2012-13/515 DBOD. AML.BC. No. 101/14.01.001/2012-13 May 31, 2013 The Chairmen / CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs)/Local Area Banks / All India Financial Institutions Dear Sir, Know Your Customer (KYC)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Guidelines - Unique Customer Identification Code (UCIC) for banks™ customers in India Please refer to our… Read More
1. What is a Non-Banking Financial Company? A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company a) registered under the Companies Act, 1956, b) its principal business is lending, investments in various types of shares/stocks/bonds/debentures/securities, leasing, hire-purchase, insurance business, chit business, and c) its principal business is receiving deposits under any scheme or arrangement in one… Read More
The Reserve Bank of India has today issued an advisory to members of public urging them to carefully evaluate their investment decisions, including making deposit with NBFCs. The advisory is part of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) issued by the central bank. The FAQs explain in detail the various kinds of financial entities and the regulations governing… Read More
The Reserve Bank of India had issued Guidelines for Licensing of New Banks in the Private Sector on February 22, 2013. Following issue of the guidelines, RBI received several queries regarding the guidelines. To comprehensively reply to all queries, RBI issued a press release on March 7, 2013 asking that queries on the guidelines may… Read More
The SJVN Board of Directors have recommended enhanced dividend to its shareholders for the financial year 2012-13. The net dividend pay out (excluding taxes) works out to Rs. 397.12 crore against Rs 388.84 crore paid for the financial year 2011-12. The dividend amounts to Rs 0.96 on a share of Rs. 10 each against Rs.0.94… Read More
The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, has released the provisional estimates of national income for the financial year 2012-13 and the quarterly estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the fourth quarter (January-March) of 2012-13, both at constant (2004-05) and current prices. 2. The CSO has also released the corresponding annual… Read More
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed Shri Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Judge of the High Court of Delhi, as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana with effect from the date he assumes charge of his… Read More
According to a press release issued today by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the All-India CPI-IW for April, 2013 rose by 2 point and pegged at 226 (two hundred and twenty six). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.89 per cent between March and April compared with 1.99 per cent between the same two… Read More
The HRD Ministry has decided to set up a seven member Task Force under the Chairmanship of Prof. Sanjay Dhande, Ex-Director, IIT. It will have the representatives from CBSE, UGC, NCERT, AICTE and from the Ministry. It will prepare a blue print for creating a special purpose vehicle to take the concept of National Testing… Read More