RBI/2018-19/150 DBR.No.Leg.BC.30/09.07.005/2018-19 March 26, 2019 All Agency Banks Dear Sir/ Madam All Agency Banks to remain open for public on March 31, 2019 (Sunday) The Government of India has advised that all Pay and Account Offices will remain open on March 31, 2019 (Sunday) to facilitate government receipt and payment transactions. Accordingly, all Agency Banks are advised to keep all their branches dealing with government business open on March 31, 2019 (Sunday). 2. Ba...

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G.S.R. (E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 52/2003-Customs, dated the 31st March, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 274 (E), dated th...

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G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in each of the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), specified in column (2) of the Table below, in the manner as specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Tabl...

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G.S.R……(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157 read with sections 50 and 60 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Board hereby makes the following regulations to amend the Shipping Bill and Bill of Exports (Forms) Regulations, 2017, namely :- ...

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RBI/2018-2019/146 DBR.BP.BC.No.29/21.07.001/2018-19 March 22, 2019 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Dear Sir, Deferral of Implementation of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) Please refer to paragraph 3 of theStatement on Developmental and Regulatory Policiesissued with the First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy 2018-19 on April 5, 2018, wherein the implemen...

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RBI/2018-2019/145 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 25 March 20, 2019 To, All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange Madam / Sir, Compilation of R-Returns: Reporting under FETERS Attention of Authorised Dealer (Category I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.84 dated February 29, 2012,A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.15 dated July 28, 2014andA.P (DIR Series) Circular No.50 dated February 11, 2016giving guidelines for compilation of R-Returns for reporting under the Fore...

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RBI/2018-19/144 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 24 March 20, 2019 To All Authorised Persons Madam/Sir, Export and Import of Indian Currency Attention of Authorised Persons is invited to Regulation 8 of Foreign Exchange Management (Export and import of currency) Regulations, 2015, in terms of which a person may take or send out of India to Nepal or Bhutan and bring into India from Nepal or Bhutan, currency notes of Government of India and Reserve Bank of India for any amount in ...

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RBI/2018-19/143 DGBA.GBD.No.2394/42.01.029/2018-19 March 20, 2019 All Agency Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Reporting and Accounting of Central Government Transactions of March 2019 Please refer toCircular DGBA.GBD.No.2324/42.01.029/2017-18 dated March 19, 2018advising the procedure to be followed for reporting and accounting of Central Government transactions (including CBDT, CBEC, Departmentalised Ministries and Non-Civil Ministries) at the Receiving/Nodal/Focal Point branches of your...

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RBI/2018-19/141 FMRD.FMSD.11/11.01.012/2018-19 March 15, 2019 To All eligible market participants Dear Sir/Madam Reserve Bank of India (Prevention of Market Abuse) Directions, 2019 Please refer to Paragraph 12 of theStatement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies of the Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2018-19 dated June 06, 2018, wherein it was announced that the Reserve Bank shall introduce regulations, in line with best global practices, to prevent abuse in ...

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RBI/2018-2019/140 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 23 March 13, 2019 To All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Trade Credit Policy – Revised framework Attention of Authorised Dealers is invited to the rationalised principal regulation governing the External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) and Trade Credits already notified on December 17, 2018 through the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) Regulations, 2018 gazetted videNotification No. FEMA.3R/20...

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Various representations have been received seeking clarification on issues raised with respect to tax treatment of sales promotion schemes under GST. To ensure uniformity in the implementation of the law across the field formations, the Board, in exercise of its powers conferred under section 168(1) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”) hereby clarifies the issues in succeeding paragraphs....

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G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act),and in supersession of the notification no 8/2017- Central Tax, dated the 27th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 647 (E), dated the 27th June, 2017, except as things done or omitted to be done before such superses...

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G.S.R......(E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 37 read with section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby extends the time limit for furnishing the details of outward supplies in FORM GSTR-1 under the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, by such class of registered persons having ...

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G.S.R......(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby notifies the registered persons having aggregate turnover of up to 1.5 crore rupees in the preceding financial year or the current financial year, as the class of registered persons, who shall follow the special procedure as mentione...

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G.S.R (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 23 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter referred to as the “said Act”), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby specifies the following category of persons, as the category of persons exempt from obtaining registration under the said Act, namely,-...

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G.S.R......(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9, subsection (1) of section 11, sub-section (1) of section 16 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (herein after referred to as the “said Act”), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, and on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby notifies that the central tax, on the intra-State supply of goods or services or both as...

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G.S.R (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (vi) of section 21 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), read with sub-section (2) of section 23 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter referred to as the “said Act”), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby specifies the following category of persons, as the category of persons exempt from obtaining registration under the said Act, ...

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G.S.R......(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 7, subsection (1) of section 8, clause (v) of section 21 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), read with sub-section (1) of section 16 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (herein after referred to as the “said Act”), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, and on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest s...

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RBI/2018-19/138 DPSS.CO.OD.No.1916/06.07.011/2018-19 March 7, 2019 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs / Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks / Authorised ATM Network Operators / Card Payment Network Operators / White Label ATM Operators Madam / Dear Sir, White Label ATMs (WLAs) in India – Review of Guidelines Please refer to ourcirculars DPSS.CO...

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RBI/2018-19/137 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.15/05.02.001/2018-19 March 7, 2019 The Chairman / Managing Director & CEOs All Public & Private Sector Scheduled Commercial Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Interest Subvention Scheme for Short Term Crop Loans during the years 2018-19 and 2019-20 Please refer to ourcircular FIDD CO.FSD.BC.No.21/05.04.001/2017-18 dated June 7, 2018conveying continuation of Interest Subvention Scheme on the interim basis. In this regard, it is advised that Government...

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- Turant Customs-Next generation reform for Ease of Doing Business - reg....

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RBI/2018-19/136 A .P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 22 March 01, 2019 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks Madam / Sir, Hedging of exchange rate risk by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) under Voluntary Retention Route Attention of Authorised Dealers Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts) Regul...

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RBI/2018-19/135 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 21 March 01, 2019 To All Authorized Persons Madam / Sir ‘Voluntary Retention Route’ (VRR) for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) investment in debt Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to the following regulations, as amended from time to time, and the relevant directions issued under these regulations. Foreign Exchange Management (Permissible Capital Accounts Transactions) ...

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RBI/2018-19/132 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20 February 27, 2019 To, All Category - I Authorized Dealer Banks Madam / Sir Establishment of Branch Office (BO) / Liaison Office (LO) / Project Office (PO) or any other place of business in India by foreign entities Attention of the Authorised Dealer (AD - Category I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Establishment in India of a Branch Office or a Liaison Office or a Project Office or any Other Place of Busine...

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RBI/2018-19/131 Ref.No.IDMD/2394/08.02.032/2018-19 February 25, 2019 All Scheduled Commercial Banks All State Co-operative Banks/All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /All Financial Institutions/ All Primary Dealers. Dear Sir/Madam, Auction of Government of India Dated Securities Government of India has offered to sell (re-issue) five dated securities for a notified amount of₹12,000 croreas per the following details: Sr No Security Notified ...

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Press Release on Working Groups in GST...

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Clarification regarding tax payment made for supply of warehoused goods while being deposited in a customs bonded warehouse for the period July, 2017 to March, 2018 – Reg...

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RBI/2018-19/130 DNBR (PD) CC.No.097/03.10.001/2018-19 February 22, 2019 All NBFCs Madam/ Sir, Harmonisation of different categories of NBFCs Please refer to paragraph 5 of theStatement on Developmental and Regulatory Policiesof theSixth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2018-19 dated February 07, 2019on Harmonisation of NBFC Categories. 2.Over a period of time, evolution of the NBFC sector has resulted in several categories of NBFCs intended to focus on specific sector/...

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RBI/2018-19/129 DNBR (PD) CC.No.096/03.10.001/2018-19 February 22, 2019 All systemically important non-deposit taking NBFCs Madam / Dear Sir, Interest Subvention Scheme for MSMEs As you are aware, Government of India, on November 2, 2018, has announced ‘Interest Subvention Scheme for MSMEs 2018’. 2. A copy of the salient features and operational guidelines for implementation of the captioned scheme, released by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (M...

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RBI/2018-19/128 DBR.DIR.BC.No.27/13.03.00/2018-19 February 22, 2019 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) All Small Finance Banks Dear Sir/Madam Review of Instructions on Bulk Deposit In terms of extant instructions, banks have been given discretion to offer differential rate of interest on the bulk deposits as per their requirements and Asset-Liability Management (ALM) projections. 2. In this connection, as announced in the ‘Statement on Devel...

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