When a corporate debtor undergoes corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP), an Insolvency Professional (IP) is vested with the management of its affairs and he manages its operations as a going concern. He complies with the applicable laws on behalf of the corporate debtor. He conducts the entire CIRP. Such responsibilities of an IP require the highest level of professional excellence, dexterity and integrity. He needs to be compensated for his professional services commensurate to his abi...

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Representations have been received seeking clarification on certain issues under the GST laws. The same have been examined and the clarifications on the same are as below:...

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RBI/2017-18/194 A.P (DIR Series) Circular No.30 June 07, 2018 To All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/Sir Foreign Investment in India -Reporting in Single Master Form As announced in theFirst Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review dated April 5, 2018, Reserve Bank, with the objective of integrating the extant reporting structures of various types of foreign investment in India, w...

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RBI/2017-18/193 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 29 June 7, 2018 To All Category I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Dear Sir External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) – Monthly reporting through ECB 2 Return Attention of Authorized Dealer Category I (AD Category I) banks is invited to Annex III of Part V ofMaster Direction No.18/2015-16 dated January 01, 2016on Reporting under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, as amended from time to time. The said Master Direction, inter...

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RBI/2017-18/192 DBR.IBD.BC.109/23.67.001/2017-18 June 7, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam Gold Monetization Scheme, 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 immediate effect. 1. Th...

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RBI/2017-2018/191 DBR.DEA Fund Cell.BCNo.110/30.01.002/2017-18 June 07, 2018 The Managing Director & CEO/ Chief Executive Officers All Scheduled Commercial Banks (including RRBs) Local Area Banks (LABs) Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks Small Finance Banks/Payment Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Section 26A Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014 – Operational Guideline...

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RBI/2017-18/190 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.21/05.04.001/2017-18 June 7, 2018 The Chairman / Managing Director & CEOs All Public & Private Sector Scheduled Commercial Banks Madam/Sir Continuation of Interest Subvention Scheme for short-term crop loans on interim basis during the year 2018-19 Please refer to our circular FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.14/05.02.001/2017-18 dated August 16, 2017 on Interest Subvention Scheme for Short-term Crop Loans 2017-18 wherein we had advised the continuatio...

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RBI/2017-18/189DNBR (PD) CC.No.093/03.10.001/2017-18 June 07, 2018 Systemically Important Core Investment Companies (CIC-NDSI) Madam/ Sir, Investment in the units of an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT)by sponsor CIC-NDSI In order to enable Systemically Important Core Investment Companies (CIC-NDSI) to act as a sponsor of InvITs, it has been decided to permit CIC-NDSIs to hold InvIT units only as a sponsor. Exposure of such CICs towards InvITs shall be limited to their holdings as spo...

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Securities and Exchange Board of India CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOSR1/CIR/P/2018/93 June 6, 2018 1. All Recognized Stock Exchanges 2. Stock Brokers through Recognized Stock Exchanges 3. All Recognized Depositories 4. Depository Participants through Depositories 5. Association of Mutual Funds in India 6. Mutual funds through AMFI 7. Portfolio Managers 8. KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) 9. Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) 10. Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) 11. Custodians...

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RBI/2017-2018/188 FMOD.MAOG No.125/01.01.001/2017-18 June 6, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Regional Rural Banks), Scheduled Urban Co-operative Banks and Standalone Primary Dealers Madam/Sir, Review of margin requirements under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility and Marginal Standing Facility Please refer to thecirculars FMD.MOAG No.77/01.01.001/2012-13 dated March 19, 2013andFMOD.MAOG No.117/01.01.001/2016-17 dated November 25, 2016. 2. Currently, the margin...

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RBI/2017-18/187 REF. No. MPD.BC. 383/07.01.279/2017-18 Jyeshtha 16, 1940 (Saka) June 6, 2018 All Primary Dealers, Standing Liquidity Facility for Primary Dealers In theSecond Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2018-19 Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has been increased by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent from 6.00 per cent with immediate effect. 2. Accordingly, the Standing Liquidity Facility provid...

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RBI/2017-18/186 DBR.No.BP.BC.108/21.04.048/2017-18 June 6, 2018 All banks and NBFCs regulated by the Reserve Bank of India Madam / Dear Sir, Encouraging formalisation of MSME sector Please refer to thecircular DBR.No.BP.BC.100/21.04.048/2017-18 dated February 07, 2018. 2. Having regard to the input credit linkages and ancillary affiliations, it has now been decided to temporarily allow banks and NBFCs to classify their exposure, as per the 180 days past due criterion, to all M...

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RBI/2017-18/185 DBR.No.Ret.BC.107/12.01.001/2017-18 June 06, 2018 The Chairperson / CEOs of all Scheduled and Non Scheduled Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Change in Bank Rate Please refer to ourcircular DBR.No.Ret.BC.82/12.01.001/2017-18 dated August 02, 2017on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in theSecond Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2018-19 dated June 06, 2018, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 25 basis points from 6.25 per cent to 6.50 per cent with effect from June 0...

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RBI/2017-2018/184 FMOD.MAOG.No.124/01.18.001/2017-18 June 6, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam/Sir, Marginal Standing Facility As announced in theSecond Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2018-19, today, it has been decided by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to increase the policy Repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 6.0 per cent to6.25 per centwith immediate effect. 2. Consequent to the change in the R...

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RBI/2017-2018/183 FMOD.MAOG. No.123 /01.01.001/2017-18 June 6, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), Scheduled Urban Co-operative Banks and Standalone Primary Dealers Madam/Sir, Liquidity Adjustment Facility – Repo and Reverse Repo Rates As announced in theSecond Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2018-19, today, it has been decided by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to increase the policy Repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25...

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F.No. A-22013/2/2018-Ad.VI-(Part-I) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Direct Taxes) * * * * * North Block, New Delhi The 4thJune, 2018 OFFICE ORDER NO. 86 OF 2018 The following Transfer / Posting in the grade of Assistant / Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Local Change) are, hereby, ordered with immediate effect and until further orders: – S.No. Civil Code Name Current Directorate/CCA New Di...

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[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 Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Notification No. 25/2018 – Central Tax New Delhi, the 31st May, 2018 G.S.R....(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 read with section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) and in...

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RBI/2017-18/181 DNBR (PD) CC.No.092/03.10.001/2017-18 May 31, 2018 All Government NBFCs Madam/ Sir, Withdrawal of Exemptions Granted to Government Owned NBFCs Government owned companies, as defined under Clause (45) of Section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956) and registered with the Reserve Bank of India as NBFCs, are currently exempt from following regulatory and statutory provisions: (i) Sections 45-IB and 45-IC of the RBI Act, 1934. (...

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Enrolment as Valuer Member by Registered Valuers Organisation and Registration as Registered Valuer by the Authority...

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Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Notification No. 24 /2018 – Central Tax New Delhi, the 28th May, 2018 G.S.R. … (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 48 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) read with sub-rule (3) of rule 83 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby notifies the N...

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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE & TAXATION PUBLIC NOTICE KIND ATTENTION: DEALERS/CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS/LAWYERS/OTHER STAKEHOLDERS 1. Generation of e-Way Bill for intra-state movement of goods in the State of Punjab was postponed for a period of two months from 01-04-­2018 vide Notification No. PA/ETC/2018/63 dated 29-03-2018. 2. It may kindly be noted that e-Way Bill Portal is now available for generation of e-Way Bills for intra-state movement of goods in the St...

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[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 Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Notification No. 23/2018 – Central Tax New Delhi, the 18th May, 2018 G.S.R. …..(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) read with sub-rule (5) of rule 61 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Ru...

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RBI/2017-18/178 DBR.BP.BC.No.106/21.04.098/2017-18 May 17, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) – Final Guidelines The Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) and Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) are significant components of the Basel III reforms. The LCR guidelines which promote short term resilience of a bank’s liquidity profile have been issued vide circular ...

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Setting up of IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) – Permissible activities RBI/2017-18/177 DBR.IBD.BC. 105/23.13.004/2017-18 May 17, 2018 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam Setting up of IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) – Permissible activities Please refer to RBI circular DBR.IBD.BC.14570/23.13.004/2014-15 dated April 01, 2015, as modified from time to time, setting out RBI directions relating to IFSC Banking Units (IBUs). 2. In terms ...

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Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Notification No. 22/2018 – Central Tax New Delhi, the 14th May, 2018 G.S.R. 450(E).– In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby waives the late fee payable under section 47 of the said Act for failure to furnish the re...

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RBI/2017-18/175 DCBR.BPD (PCB).Cir.No.07/09.09.002/2017-18 May 10, 2018 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam Revised guidelines on lending to Priority Sector for Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to our circular UBD.CO.BPD.(PCB).MC.No.18/09.09.001/2013-14 dated October 8, 2013 on the captioned subject and amendments thereto from time to time, consolidated in Master Circular DCBR.BPD.(PCB).MC.No:11/09.09.001/2015...

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RBI/2017-18/173 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 28 May 03, 2018 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/ Sir Data Sharing with Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Attention of Authorised Dealer Category I (AD Category I) banks is invited to provisions contained in Sections 108 A and 108 B of the Customs Act, 1962 and the Rules notified thereunder vide GSR 1512 (E) Notification No. 114/2017-Customs (N.T) dated December 14, 2017. All AD Category I banks are advised to e...

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RBI/2017-18/171 IDMD.GBD.2783/08.08.016/2018-19 May 3, 2018 All Market Participants Dear Sir/Madam, Guidelines on Stripping/Reconstitution of Government Securities Please refer to paragraph 7 of the Statement on Regulatory and Developmental Policies announced on April 5, 2018 regarding review of the mechanism of the Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (STRIPS) which was introduced w.e.f. April 1, 2010. 2. With a view to meeting the diverse needs...

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Circular No.44/18/2018-CGST F. No. 341/28/2017-TRU Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Tax Research Unit ***** New Delhi, the 2nd May, 2018 To, The Principal Chief Commissioner/Chief Commissioners/ Principal Commissioner/ Commissioner of Central Tax (All) / The Principal Director Generals/ Director Generals (All) Madam/Sir, Subject: Issue related to taxability of ‘tenancy rights’ under GST- regarding Doubts have been raised as to,- (i) Whether...

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RBI/2017-18/170 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 26 May 1, 2018 To All Authorized Persons Madam / Sir Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Debt - Review Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to Schedule 5 to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2000 notified videNotification No. FEMA.20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000,as amended from time to time and the releva...

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