G.S.R. 24(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1B) of section 45, read with section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules,1962, namely:─...

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G.S.R. 25(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred section 114 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004, (23 of 2004), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Securities Transaction Tax Rules, 2004, namely:─ ...

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S.O. 248(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (9) and (10) of section 245R and subsections (2) and (3) of section 245W of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby makes the following Scheme, namely:_...

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Clause (10D) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) provides for income-tax exemption on the sum received under a life insurance policy, including any sum allocated by way of bonus on such policy subject to certain exclusions. ...

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On the specific request of CBDT, the offices of Chartered Accountants & Income Tax Practitioners have been included in the Exempted Category as prescibed in DDMA's GRAP Order No. 460 dated 08.08.2021....

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RBI/2021-22/151 DOR.No.PRD.LRG.79/21.04.098/2021-22 January 06, 2022 Dear Sir/Madam, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools and LCR Disclosure Standards and Net Stable Funding ratio – Small Business Customers Please refer to the following instructions: Circular DBOD.BP.BC.No.120/21.04.098/2013-14 dated June 09, 2014on ‘Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage...

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RBI/2021-22/149 DOR.CRE.REC.No.77/21.04.172/2021-22 January 05, 2022 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam/ Dear Sir, Master Circular - Bank Finance to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Please refer to ourMaster Circular DBR.BP.BC.No.5/21.04.172/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015on the captioned subject. ThisMaster Circularconsolidates instructions on the above matter issued up to Ja...

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RBI/2021-22/147 IDMD.PDRD.No.S1617/03.64.023/2021-22 January 04, 2022 All Primary Dealers Dear Sir/Madam Retail Direct Scheme – Market Making RBI Retail Direct Scheme has been launched on November 12, 2021for providing one-stop access to facilitate investment in Government Securities by retail investors. In this connection, to provide liquidity in the secondary market, a market making arrangement, wherein the Primary Dealers shall be present on the NDS-OM platform (odd-lot ...

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RBI/2021-22/146 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S1264/02-14-003/2021-2022 January 03, 2022 The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer Authorised Payment System Operators and Participants (Banks and Non-banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Framework for Facilitating Small Value Digital Payments in Offline Mode Reserve Bank had, videcircular dated August 06, 2020, permitted a pilot scheme to encourage technological innovations that enable small value digital transactions in offline mode. It w...

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Relaxation on levy of additional fees is given till 15.02.2022 for filing of e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), AOC-4, AOC-4 XBRL AOC-4 Non-XBRL and 28.02.2022 for MGT-7/MGT-7A for the financial year ended on 31.03.2021. ...

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Due date for furnishing annual return in FORM GSTR-9 & self-certified reconciliation statement in FORM GSTR-9C for the financial year 2020-21 has been extended from 31.12.2021 to 28.02.2022 vide Notification No. 40/2021 – Central Tax, Dated: 29th December, 2021. ...

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RBI/2021-2022/142 CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S-1211/02-14-003/2021-22 December 23, 2021 All Payment System Providers and Payment System Participants Madam / Dear Sir, Restriction on storage of actual card data [i.e. Card-on-File (CoF)] In terms of ourcircular DPSS.CO.PD.No.1810/02.14.008/2019-20 dated March 17, 2020on “Guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways”, the authorised non-bank payment aggregators and merchants on-boarded by them were prohibite...

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Ministry Of Finance (Department Of Revenue) (Central Board Of Indirect Taxes And Customs) New Delhi Notification No. 38/2021–Central Tax | Dated: 21st December, 2021 G.S.R. 875(E).—In pursuance of sub-rule (2) of rule 1 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2021, No. 35/2021-Central Tax, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 659(E), dated the 24th September, 2021, the Central...

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RBI/2021-22/140 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S1112/42-01-033/2021-2022 December 15, 2021 All Scheduled Payments Banks and Scheduled Small Finance Banks in India Dear Sir / Madam Government Agency Business Arrangement – Appointment of Scheduled Private Sector Banks as Agency Banks of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Please refer toRBI Circular RBI/2021-22/36; CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S77/42.01.033/2021-22 dated May 10, 2021on the captioned subject. 2. It has now been decided in consultation with the ...

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RBI/2021-22/139 DoS.CO.PPG.SEC.7/11.01.005/2021-22 December 14, 2021 All Deposit Taking NBFCs [Excluding Government Companies] All Non-Deposit Taking NBFCs in Middle, Upper and Top Layers1 [Excluding – (i) NBFCs not accepting/not intending to accept public funds2; (ii) Government Companies, (iii) Primary Dealers and (iv) Housing Finance Companies] Dear Sir / Madam, Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Reserve Bank of India...

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RBI/2021-22/138 DOR.RET.REC.73/12.01.001/2021-22 December 10, 2021 All Scheduled Banks Madam/Sir, Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) – Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) - return to the normal dispensation Please refer tocircular DOR.RET.REC.36/12.01.001/2021-22 dated August 09, 2021and paragraph 15(i) of theMaster Direction DOR.No.RET.REC.32/12.01.001/2021-22 dated July 20, 2021, on Marginal Standing Facility...

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RBI/2021-22/137 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20 December 10, 2021 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Introduction of Legal Entity Identifier for Cross-border Transactions The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is a 20-digit number used to uniquely identify parties to financial transactions worldwide to improve the quality and accuracy of financial data systems. LEI has been introduced by the Reserve Bank in a phased manner for participants in the over the coun...

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RBI/2021-2022/126 CO.CEPD.PRS.No.S874/13-01-008/2021-2022 November 15, 2021 The Chairman/Managing Director & CEO a) NBFCs-D with 10 or more branches, and b) NBFCs-ND with asset size of Rs 5,000 crore and above (excluding NBFCs given in para 3 of this direction) Madam/Dear Sir, Appointment of Internal Ombudsman by Non-Banking Financial Companies In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 45 (L) read with 45 (M) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, Reserve Bank of Indi...

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RBI/2021-2022/125 DOR.STR.REC.68/21.04.048/2021-22 November 12, 2021 All Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks, Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) excluding Payments Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/State Co-operative Banks/District Central Co-operative Banks All-India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) All Non-Banking Financial Companies (including Housing Finance Companies) Madam/Dear Sir, Prudential norms on Income Recogniti...

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RBI/2021-2022/124 CO.IDMD.GBD(P).No.S1242/08.01.001/2021-22 November 12, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks All State Co-operative Banks / All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks / All Financial Institutions / All Primary Dealers/All stock exchanges/ Clearing Corporation of India Ltd Madam/ Dear Sir, Auction of Government Securities: Non-Competitive Bidding Facility to retail investors As part of continuing efforts to increase retail participation in government secu...

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DEPUTY GOVERNOR Reserve Bank of India Mumbai Reserve Bank - Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021 NOTIFICATION Ref. CEPD. PRD. No.S873/13.01.001/2021-22 November 12, 2021 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), Section 45L of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) and Section 18 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (51 of 2007), and in supersession of its Notifications Ref. (i) CEPD. PRS. No. 6317...

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RBI/2021-2022/123 DOR.SOG (SPE).REC.No 67/13.03.00/2021-22 November 11, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including Regional Rural Banks) All Small Finance Banks All Local Area Banks All Payment Banks All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks/ DCCBs /State Cooperative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Foreign Currency (Non-resident) Accounts (Banks) Scheme [FCNR(B)] - Master Direction on Interest Rate on Deposits Please refer to the instructions on the Foreign Currency (Non-resident) A...

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Please refer to the Master Circular DBR.No.Dir.BC.11/13.03.00/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015 consolidating the instructions / guidelines issued to banks till June 30, 2015, relating to Guarantees and Co-acceptances. This Master Circular consolidates the instructions on the above matter issued up to November 8, 2021....

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RBI/2021-22/120 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 16 November 08, 2021 To All Authorised Persons Madam / Sir Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in Debt – Review Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to Schedule 1 to the Foreign Exchange Management (Debt Instruments) Regulations, 2019 notified videNotification No. FEMA.396/2019-RB dated October 17, 2019, as amended from time to time and the relevant Directions issued thereun...

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RBI/2021-22/119 DoR.STR.REC.65/09.27.000/2021-22 November 02, 2021 The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/ Madam, Master Circular- Guarantees, Co-Acceptances & Letters of Credit - UCBs Please refer to ourMaster Circular DCBR. BPD (PCB) MC. No.8/09.27.000/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015on the captioned subject (available at RBI websitehttps://rbi.org.in/). The enclosedMaster Circularconsolidates and updates all the instructi...

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RBI/2021-22/118 DOS.CO.PPG.SEC.No.4/11.01.005/2021-22 November 02, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payment Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam/ Dear Sir, Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for Scheduled Commercial Banks Please refer to thecircular No. DBS.CO.PPD.BC.No.8/11.01.005/2016-17 dated April 13, 2017on the Revised Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs). 2. The existing PCA Framework fo...

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Please refer to our Master Circular DCBR.BPD. (PCB) MC No.12/09.14.000/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015 on the captioned subject. The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions / guidelines on the subject issued up to October 31, 2021 as listed in the Annex 9....

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RBI/2021-22/116 DOR.CRE.REC.63/21.04.048/2021-22 October 29, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks All Payments Banks Madam/Sir, Opening of Current Accounts by Banks - Need for Discipline Please refer to ourcircular DOR.No.BP.BC/7/21.04.048/2020-21 dated August 6, 2020on the captioned subject and associated circulars thereon1. 2. On a review and taking into account feedback received from Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) and other stakeholders, it has been decided that bank...

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RBI/2021-22/115 DoR.AUT.REC.62/23.67.001/2021-22 October 28, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS), 2015 In exercise of the powers conferred on the Reserve Bank of India under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the RBI makes the following amendments in the Reserve Bank of India (Gold Monetization Scheme, 2015)Master Direction No.DBR.IBD.No.45/23.67.003/2015-16 dated October 22, 2015, with ...

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The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued several guidelines / instructions / directives to Local Area Banks on Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy. 2. To enable Local Area Banks to have current instructions at one place, a Master Direction, incorporating all the existing guidelines / instructions / directives on the subject, has been prepared for reference of the banks. 3. This Direction has been issued by RBI in exercise of its powers conferred under Section 35A...

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