Corporate Law Reporter - The Daily Journal

Farmer Associations Support FDI in Retail

Farmers have reiterated their support for Cabinet™s decision to allow FDI in Multi-Brand Retail. In a meeting with the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles Shri Anand Sharma here today, Secretary General of Consortium of Indian Farmers Associations (CIFA), Shri P. Chengal Reddy conveyed the desire of various farmers™ body to implement the decision as… Read More

Amendment to Schedule XIV to the Comapnies Act,1956

Schedule IV has been amended to define depreciation rates for Mineral oil Concerns - Field operations (above ground)Portable boilers, drilling tools, well-head tanks, etc. (NESD) and Rigs (NESD). The amendment notification is attached herewith. Read More

Govt. withdraws Companies Bill 2011

The government withdrew the Companies Bill and Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill on Wednesday after the BJP opposed the first and coalition ally Trinamool Congress withdrew its support for the other. The BJP leaders also argued that since the government had consulted other stakeholders after the standing committee gave its report on the Companies Bill in August 2010, it… Read More

All Non-Sensitive Files to be Computerisated to Facilitate RTI Applicants

The Government proposes to computerize all non-sensitive files so as to reduce the burden of RTI applicants. The Government of India, in recognition of the long-felt need for efficiency in Government processes and service delivery mechanisms, has included e-Office as one of the Mission Mode Projects (MMP) under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). The e-Office… Read More

Setting up of State Welfare Boards under Building and Other Construction Workers Act

The Government has enacted the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 and the Building and Other Construction Workers™ Welfare Cess Act, 1996 with a view to regulating the employment and conditions of service of building and other construction workers and provide for their safety, health and welfare… Read More

Fixing Minimum Pension by EPFO

The recommendations of the Pension Implementations of the Committee (PIC) of the Employees™ Provident Fund Organisation to increase the minimum pension amount to Rs. 1,000/- per month for its subscribers is to be placed before the Central Board of Trustees, Employees Provident Fund {CBT(EPF)} in its ensuing meeting for its consideration. The recommendation of the… Read More

Corrigenda to the Companies Bill 2011

Download the Corrigenda to the Companies Bill 2011 as presented to the Parliament Related Link: Companies Bill 2011. Read More

Clarification regarding Export of empty Gelatin Capsule, to EU – DGFT

(To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section ii) Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Udyog Bhawan Notification No 90 (RE 2010)/2009-2014 New Delhi, Dated: 15th December, 2011 Subject:- Export of empty Gelatin Capsule, to EU. S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by… Read More

Fixation of new Standard Input-Output Norms for the export product Polytetrafluoroethylene / PTFE Powder / Granular PTFE

(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART-I SECTION-1) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 85 /(RE-2010)/2009-2014 NEW DELHI: DATED: 14/12/2011 Subject:- Fixation of new Standard Input-Output Norms for the export product Polytetrafluoroethylene / PTFE Powder / Granular PTFE. In exercise… Read More

Notification no. 110/2011 – Extension of Time till April 2014

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)] GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) Notification No. 110 / 2011-Customs New Delhi, dated 19th December, 2011 G.S.R. 888 (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962… Read More

Welfare of the unorganised Labour

According to the survey conducted by National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) in 2004-05, 43.3 crore workers were in the unorganized sector which constituted about 94% of the total labour force. State-wise estimated numbers of unorganized workers including Chhatisgarh is at Annexure-I. With a view to providing social security to unorganized workers, the Government enacted the Unorganised Workers™ Social Security Act, 2008. The National Social Security Board under… Read More

Steps taken for revamping and modernization of ESI Hospitals

There are 790 ESI Centres in the country including Madhya Pradesh. The availability of medical equipments and medicines in ESI Hospitals in the country is generally satisfactory. However, there are vacancies of doctors in ESI Hospitals. There are no separate sanctioned posts of lady doctors. Employees™ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has taken several steps for… Read More

Regulatory Body for Anti-doping

The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) has already been set up by Government of India and is functioning with effect from 1.1.2009. This was stated by Shri Ajay Maken, Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs & Sports, in the Lok Sabha today, in a written reply to a question by Shri Ravindra Kumar Pandey.… Read More