Circular No.190/9/2015-Service Tax F.No.354/153/2014-TRU Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Tax Research Unit) ***** Dated- 15thDecember, 2015 To, Principal Chief Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise(All) Principal Chief Commissioners of Central Excise & Service Tax (All) Principal Director Generals of Goods and Service Tax/System/CEI Director General of Audit/Tax Payer Services, Principal Commissioners/ Commissioner...

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RBI/2015-16/267 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 35 December 10, 2015 To All Authorised Dealer Category - I Banks Madam / Sir, Guidelines on trading of Currency Futures and Exchange Traded Currency Options in Recognized Stock Exchanges – Introduction of Cross-Currency Futures and Exchange Traded Option Contracts Attention of Authorized Dealers Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Exchange Derivative Contrac...

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RBI/2015-16/262 DBR.No.Ret.BC.64/12.01.001/2015-16 December 10, 2015 All Commercial Banks, Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs), State and Central Co-operative Banks (StCBs/CCBs) Dear Sir, Section 24 and Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) Please refer tocirculars DBR.Ret.BC.70/12.02.001/2014-15andDCBR.BPD.(PCB/RCB).Cir.No.14/16.26.000/2014-15 dated February 03, 2015, on maintenance of Statutory Liquidity Ratio und...

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RBI/2015-16/261 DBR.No.BP.BC.65/21.04.141/2015-16 December 10, 2015 All Commercial Banks Dear Sir, Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2015-16 – SLR Holdings under Held to Maturity Category In terms of ourcircular DBOD.No.BP.BC.42/21.04.141/2014-15 dated October 7, 2014and also,RPCD.CO.RRB.BC 34/03.05.33/2014-15 dated October 20, 2014on ‘Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2014-15 – SLR Holdings under Held to Maturity Category’, all bank...

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RBI/2015-16/257 FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.No.14/04.09.01/2015-16 December 3, 2015 The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Regional Rural Banks - Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification During the last decade, Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) have undergone significant structural and operational changes, be it two-phased amalgamation, implementation of CBS platform or recapitalization, inter alia. Considering the growing significance of RRBs in pursuit of financ...

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Reference is invited to Circular No.17/2014 dated 10.12.2014 whereby the rates of deduction of income-tax from the payment of income under the head "Salaries" under Section 192 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter ‘the Act’), during the financial year 2014-15, were intimated. The present Circular contains the rates of deduction of income-tax from the payment of income chargeable under the head "Salaries" during the financial year 2015-16 and explains certain r...

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F. No.: DGIT(S)/CPC(TDS)/DCIT/15GH /2015-16/14425-556 Government of India Ministry of Finance Central Board of Direct Taxes Directorate of Income-tax(Systems) New Delhi. Notification No. 4/2015 New Delhi, 1st of December 2015 Subject:Simplification of procedure for Form No.15G & 15H – regarding Section 197A of the Income tax Act provides for no deduction in certain case by submitting a declaration usingForm 15G/15Has laid down in Rule 29C of the Income tax Rule...

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RBI/2015-16/255 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.32 November 30, 2015 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I Banks Madam/ Sir External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy – Revised framework Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD Cat I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 5 dated August 1, 2005containing the basic framework under which eligible resident entities can raise External Commercial Borrowings (ECB). Subsequent to issuance of this ...

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In continuation of this Ministry's General Circular 1412015 dated 28.10.2015, keeping in view requests received from various stakeholders, it has been decided to relax the additional fe€s payable on e-forms AOC4, AOC (CFS) AOC-4 XBRL and e- Form MGT-7 upto 30.12,2015, wherever additional fee is applicable...

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Circular No.189/8/2015-Service Tax F. No. 354/279/2015-TRU Government of India Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs New Delhi New Delhi, the26thNovember, 2015 To Principal Chief Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise(All) Principal Chief Commissioners of Central Excise & Service Tax (All) Principal Director Generals of Goods and Service Tax/System/CEI Director General of Audit/Tax Payer Services, Principal Commissioners/ Com...

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RBI/2015-16/253 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.31 November 26, 2015 To All Authorised Persons Madam/ Sir, Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in Corporate Bonds Attention of Authorized 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 t...

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RBI/2015-16/252 DBR.IBD.BC. 61/23.07.001/2015-16 November 26, 2015 All Foreign Banks operating in India Dear Sir/Madam, Engagement of Services of Expatriate Officers in Indian Offices of Foreign Banks Please refer to our D.O.No.DBOD.Ref.1318/C.319-70 August 31, 1970 and Circulars DBOD.No.1033/23.07.001/94 dated March 11, 1994 and DBOD.IBS.BC.No.109/ 23.06.001/ 99-2000 October 30, 1999 regarding engagement of expatriate officers by foreign banks in branches in India. 2. We hav...

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RBI/2015-16/251 DBR.AML.BC.No.60/14.01.001/2015-16 November 26, 2015 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks/ Local Area Banks/ All India Financial Institutions/ all NBFCs/ All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /State and Central Co-operative Banks (SCBs / CCBs) /All Payment System Providers/ System Participants and Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuers/ All authorised persons Dear Sir/ Madam Central KYC Records Registry (CKYCR) - template for Kn...

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RBI/2015-16/250 DNBR.CC.PD.No. 071/03.10.038/2015-16 November 26, 2015 To All NBFC-MFIs Madam/ Sir Non-Banking Financial Company-Micro Finance Institutions (NBFC-MFIs) – DirectionsDNBS.PD.No. 234/CGM (US)-2011 dated December 2, 2011andDNBR.CC.PD.No. 027/03.10.01/2014-15 dated April 08, 2015– Revision of the loan amount with tenure not less than 24 months In the light of the representations received from the ‘sector’ on the captioned subject, it is advis...

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RBI/2015-16/249 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.30 November 26, 2015 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I Banks Madam/ Sir Advance Remittance for Import of aircrafts /helicopters / other aviation related purchases Attention of Authorised Dealers Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to clause 3(f) ofA. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.77 dated June 29, 2007, in terms of which AD Category I banks could allow advance remittance, without bank guarantee or an unconditiona...

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RBI/2015-16/248 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 29 November 26, 2015 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I Banks Madam/ Sir Import of Goods into India – Evidence of Import Attention of the Authorised Dealers is invited topara A.10.1of A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 106 dated June 19, 2003 in terms of which an importer has to submit as evidence of import, (a) the exchange control copy of the Bill of Entry for home consumption; (b) the exchange control copy of the Bill...

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RBI/2015-16/247 DBR.BP.BC.No.55/21.04.172/2015-16 November 26, 2015 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs) Madam/Dear Sir, Bank Finance to Factoring Companies Please refer to ourcircular DBOD.BP.BC.No.40/21.04.172/2012-13 dated September 11, 2012on “Bank Finance to Factoring Companies”, in terms of which banks were advised that they can extend financial assistance to support the factoring business of Factoring Companies complying with certain criteria, which...

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RBI/2014-15/246 DNBS (PD).CC.No.03/03.02.02/2015-16 November 26, 2015 All Non Banking Financial Companies Dear Sir, Online Returns to be submitted by NBFCs- Revised Please refer to ourMaster Circular no DNBS.IT.CC.No.01/24.01.191/2015-16 dated July 01, 2015on Returns to be submitted by NBFCs. 2. It has been decided to rationalize the returns’ to be submitted online through COSMOS as below: Change in periodicity of NDSI-500cr and ALM-1 returns from monthly to qua...

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RBI/2015-16/244 Ref. No. IDMD/1130/08.02.032/2015-16 November 23, 2015 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 notified amount of Rs 15,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Notified...

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RBI/2015-16/242 DBR.RRB.BC.No. 59/31.01.001/2015-16 November 19, 2015 All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir/Madam, Internet Banking Facility for Customers of Regional Rural Banks Presently, Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) are not permitted to provide internet banking facilities to their customers. With a view to enhancing customer service and taking into account demand for such services, it has been decided to allow RRBs to extend the facility of internet banking to their customers. The ...

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RBI/2015-16/241 FIDD.CO.Plan.BC. 13/04.09.01/2015-16 November 18, 2015 The Chairman/ Managing Director Chief Executive Officer [All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks)] Dear Sir/ Madam, Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification It was communicated vide ourCircular No. FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.08/04.09.01/2015-16 dated July 16, 2015on the captioned subject, that the system-wide average of the last three years achievement with regard to overall di...

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RBI/2015-16/240 Master Direction No.DBR.PSBD.No.56/16.13.100/2015-16 November 19, 2015 Prior Approval for acquisition of shares or voting rights in Private Sector Banks: Directions, 2015 In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 21 and 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and pursuant to the Section 12B of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 as amended by Banking Amendment Act 2012, the Reserve Bank of India being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public intere...

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RBI/2015-16/239 DBR.No.FSD.BC. 58/24.01.007/2015-16 November 19, 2015 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam Provision of Factoring Services by Banks - Review Please refer to ourcircular DBR.No.FSD.BC.32/24.01.007/2015-16 dated July 30, 2015on Provision of Factoring Services by banks- Review. 2. In paragraph 4(a), it has been mentioned that in order to ensure that the bank offering factoring services has enough margin to cover any deficiencies in the p...

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RBI/2015-16/238 DBR.No.BP.BC.57/21.06.201/2015-16 November 19, 2015 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Sir, Non-Operative Financial Holding Company (NOFHC) – Application of Capital Adequacy Norms Please refer to theGuidelines for Licensing of New Banks in the Private Sector issued on February 22, 2013. The guidelines inter alia require setting up of wholly-owned Non-Operative Financial Holding Company (NOFHC) by el...

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RBI/2015-16/237 DCBR CO. BPD.BC. No.7/16.05.000/2015-16 Kartik 28, 1937 November 19, 2015 All Banks Dear Sir/Madam Inclusion in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Apna Sahakari Bank Ltd, Mumbai We advise that the name of “Apna Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai" has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 by Notification DCBR.CO.BPD.01/16.05.000/2015-16 dated July 28, 2015 published in the Gazette of India vi...

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RBI/2015-16/236 DCBR.BPD. (PCB).Cir.No. 8/16.20.000/2015-16 Kartik 28, 1937 November 19, 2015 The Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir/ Madam Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) Please refer to the guidelines contained in ourcircular BPD. PCB. Cir. 46 / 16.20.00 /2002-03 dated May 17, 2003andUBD (PCB) BPD Cir No: 47 /16.20.000/2008-09 dated January 30, 2009on the captioned subject. 2. On a...

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last date of e-filing of VAT-20 for the year 2014-15 has been extended till 30th November, 2015...

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In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 92 read with sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act 2013(18of2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules. 2014, namely:- CLICK HERE......

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RBI/2015-16/234 Ref. No. IDMD/1063/08.02.032/2015-16 November 16, 2015 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) four dated securities for notified amount of Rs 15,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Notifie...

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Circular No. 188/7/2015-ST Dated the 16thNovember, 2015 F. No. 354/129/2015-TRU (Pt.) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Tax Research Unit) ***. To Principal Chief Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise(All) Principal Chief Commissioners of Central Excise & Service Tax (All) Principal Director Generals of Goods and Service Tax/System/CEI Director General of Audit/Tax Payer Services, Principal Commissioners/ Commissioners of Customs and ...

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