RBI/2017-18/48 FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.14/05.02.001/2017-18 August 16, 2017 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 year 2017-18 Please refer to our circularFIDD CO.FSD.BC.No.29/05.02.001/2016-17 dated May 25, 2017conveying continuation of Interest Subvention Scheme on the interim basis. In this regard, it is advised that Government of India ha...

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RBI/2017-18/47 DCBR.BPD.PCB.Cir.No.03/09.18.300/2017-18 August 16, 2017 Chief Executive Officers All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Core Banking Solution (CBS) Requirements for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to ourcircular DCBR.CO.PCB.Cir.No.14/09.18.300/2015-16 dated April 13, 2016announcing the Scheme for providing financial assistance to urban co-operative banks for implementation of Core Banking Solution (CBS). 2. As stated therein, a d...

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RBI/2017-18/43 FMRD.DIRD.2/14.01.002/2017-18 August 10, 2017 To All market participants Dear Sir/Madam Reserve Bank Commercial Paper Directions, 2017 Reserve Bank had issued draft directions on Commercial Paper for public comments on February 02, 2017. Taking into account the comments received, The Reserve Bank Commercial Paper Directions, 2017 have been finalised andenclosedherewith. Yours faithfully (T. Rabi Sankar) Chief General Manager...

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RBI/2017-18/42 FMRD.DIRD.4/14.03.024/2017-18 August 10, 2017 To All market participants Dear Sir/Madam Tri-Party Repo (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2017 Please refer to Paragraph 6 of thestatement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies, Reserve Bank of India issued as part of thethird Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2017-18 dated August 2, 2017regarding introduction of tri-party repos. 2. The draft tri-party directions were released for public comments on April 11, ...

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RBI/2017-18/41 A .P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 3 August 10, 2017 To All Authorised Dealer Category - I Banks Madam / Sir, Risk Management and Interbank Dealings- Reports to the Reserve Bank Attention of Authorized Dealers Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts) Regulations, 2000 dated May 3, 2000 (Notification No. FEMA. 25/RB-2000 dated May 3, 2000) andMaster Directions on Risk Manag...

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G.S.R. …..(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (5) of rule 61 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, read with section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council, specifies that the return for the month as specified in column (2) of the Table below shall be furnished in FORM GSTR-3B electronically through the common portal before the dates as specified in the corresponding entry i...

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G.S.R. …..(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-section (6) of section 39 read with section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby extends the time limit for furnishing the return under sub-section (1) of section 39 of the said Act for the month as specified in column (2) of the Table below, within the period as specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, na...

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G.S.R. …..(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the first proviso to sub-section (2) of section 38 read with section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby extends the time limit for furnishing the details specified in sub-section (2) of section 38 of the said Act for the month as specified in column (2) of the Table below, within the period as specified in the corresponding entry in column...

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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), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby extends the time limit for furnishing the details as specified in sub-section (1) of section 37 of the said Act for the month as specified in column (2) of the Table below, within the period as specified in the corresponding entry i...

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RBI/2017-18/39 DGBA.GBD.No.279/31.02.007/2017-18 August 3, 2017 All Agency Banks Dear Sir / Madam Government Banking - Issue of Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantee Please refer to Circular No. DGBA.GAD.No.H.6254/31.03.002/2011-12 dated March 28, 2012 regarding procedure relating to Letter of Credit (LC) enclosing a copy of letter dated November 30, 2011 issued by the Office of Controller General of Account. 2. A review has been undertaken on the entire gamut of LC/BG transact...

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RBI/2017-18/36 DBR.BP.BC.No. 81/21.04.098/2017-18 August 02, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools and LCR Disclosure Standard Please refer to our circularDBOD.BP.BC.No.120/21.04.098/2013-14 dated June 9, 2014“Basel III Framework on Liquidity ...

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RBI/2017-18/35 DBR.CID.BC.No.79/20.16.042/2017-18 August 2, 2017 All Credit Information Companies Dear Sir/Madam Issue of comprehensive Credit Information Reports Please refer to para (v) of Annex IV to ourcircular DBOD.No.CID.BC.127/20.16.056/2013-14 dated June 27, 2014advising Credit Information Companies (CICs) to include information on all accounts, both current and past, of a customer having mu...

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RBI/2017-18/34 DBR.No.Ret.BC.82/12.01.001/2017-18 August 02, 2017 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.58/12.01.001/2016-17 dated April 06, 2017on the captioned subject. 2. As announced in theThird Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2017-18 dated August 02, 2017, the Bank Rate stands adjusted by 25 basis points from 6.50 per cent to 6.25 per cent with effect from August...

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RBI/2017-2018/33 REF.No.MPD.BC.382/07.01.279/2017-18 Shravana 11,1939 (Saka) August 2, 2017 To All Primary Dealers Dear Sir/Madam, Standing Liquidity Facility for Primary Dealers Please refer to theThird Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2017-18 - Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), in terms of which the repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) has been reduced by 25 basis points from 6.25 per cent to 6.0 per cent with immediate effect. 2...

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RBI/2017-2018/32 FMOD.MAOG. No 121/01.01.001/2017-18 August 2, 2017 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 theThird Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2017-18, today, it has been decided by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to reduce the Repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis po...

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RBI/2017-2018/31 FMOD.MAOG. No. 122/01.18.001/2017-18 August 2, 2017 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Scheduled UCBs & PDs Madam / Sir, Marginal Standing Facility As announced in theThird Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2017-18, today, it has been decided by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to reduce the Repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 6.25 per cent to6.0 per centwith immediate effect. Consequent to th...

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Leviability of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) on High Sea Sales of imported goods and point of collection thereof-reg....

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G.S.R... (E)- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (lncorporation) Rules, 2014, namely: - CLICK ON THE LINK...

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F.No.354/136/2017-TRU Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Tax Research Unit) ***** New Delhi, Dated 26th July, 2017 To Principal Chief Commissioners/Principal Directors General, Chief Commissioners/Directors General, Principal Commissioners/Commissioners, All under CBEC. Madam/Sir, Subject: Clarification regarding applicability of section 16 of the IGST Act, 2017, relating to zero rated supply for the purpose of Compensation Cess on exports...

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MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th July, 2017 No. 73/2017-CUSTOMS (N.T.) G.S.R. 954(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 75 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and sub-section (2) of section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with rules 3, 4 and 5 of the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995, the Central Government hereby amend the notification of t...

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RBI/2017-18/29 DBS.ARS.BC.04/08.91.001/2017-18 July 27, 2017 The Chief Executive Officers All Indian Private Sector Banks/ All Foreign Banks operating in India Dear Sir/Madam, Appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs) – modification of rest period Please refer to DBS.No.ARS.BC.8/08.91.001/2000-2001 dated January 30, 2001 addressed to private sector banks in terms of which, inter alia, an audit firm, subject to its fulfilling the prescribed eligibility norms will be ...

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Central Government notified the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) which are converged with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) vide Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015. Consequently, the Finance Act, 2017, has amended the provisions of section 115JB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) for Ind AS compliant companies w.e.f. 1st day of April, 2017 (A.Y. 2017-18). The Central Board of Direct Taxes ('the Board ') has received representations f...

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As you are aware, the Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines / instructions / circulars / directives to banks in the matters relating to lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Sector. TheMaster Directionenclosed incorporates the updated guidelines / instructions / circulars on the subject. The list of circulars consolidated in this Master Direction is indicated in theAppendix. The Direction will be updated from time to time as and when fresh instruc...

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F.No. 1/V2014- CL-V Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs Dated: 25th July, 2017 5th Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Dr. R. P. Road, New Delhi. To All Regional Directors, All Registrar of Companies, All Stakeholders. Sub: Clarification regarding applicability of exemption given to certain private companies under section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act, 2013- reg. Sir, Stakeholders have drawn attention of this Ministry to the serial no. 5 ...

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In exercise of the powers conferred by section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, the Board hereby extends the period for filing an intimation in FORM GST CMP-01 under sub-rule (1) of rule (3) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 upto 16th August, 2017....

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RBI/2017-18/26 DCM (FNVD) G – 4/16.01.05/2017-18 July 20, 2017 The Chairman/ Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer All Banks and Director of Treasuries of all States Dear Sir / Madam, Master Circular – Detection and Impounding of Counterfeit Notes Please refer to theMaster Circular DCM (FNVD) G-6/16.01.05/2016-17 dated July 20, 2016consolidating the instructions issued till July 20, 2016, relating to Detection and Impounding of Counterfeit Notes. TheMaster Circ...

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MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NOTIFICATION NO. 62/2017 New Delhi, the 18th July, 2017 INCOME-TAX G.S.R. 891(E).—Inexercise of the powers conferred by section 295 read with sub-section (2) of section 92CB 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:— 1. (1) These rules may be called theIncome-tax (21stAm...

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CBDT Circular regarding deduction of TDS on GST component. CBDT substituted the word ‘’Service Tax’’ by ‘’Goods and Services Tax (GST)’’ in circular no. 1/2014 issued on 13 Jan 2014. So, there is no need to deduct TDS on GST component if shown separately on invoice. ...

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Government of India hereby notifies sale (re-issue) 6.57 percent Government Stock 2033 of for an aggregate amount of₹ 2,000crore (nominal). The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions spelt out in this notification (called ‘Specific Notification’) as also the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification F. No. 4 (13)–W&M/2008, dated October 8, 2008 issued by Government of India. Method of Issue2. The Stock will be sold through Reserve Bank of India...

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Government of India hereby notifies sale (re-issue) of 6.79 percent Government Stock 2029 for an aggregate amount of₹ 7,000crore (nominal). The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions spelt out in this notification (called ‘Specific Notification’) as also the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification F. No. 4 (13)–W&M/2008, dated October 8, 2008 issued by Government of India. Method of Issue2. The Stock will be sold through Reserve Bank of India...

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