Notified jurisdictions under PMLA: designation of specified foreign territories and an Indian IFSC for AML reporting.
Central Government, exercising powers under the Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002 and the Prevention of Money laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005, notifies the following jurisdictions as Notified Jurisdictions: United States of America; Japan; South Korea; United Kingdom excluding British Overseas Territories; France; Germany; Canada; and the International Financial Services Centre in India.

Aadhaar identification: clients may self-declare a current address differing from central identity records for reporting entities.
The amendment adds sub-rule (19) to Rule 9, allowing a client who provided an Aadhaar number for identification and whose current address differs from the address in the Central Identities Data Repository to furnish a self-declaration of the current address to the reporting entity.

Inter-ministerial coordination committee under PMLA established to coordinate AML/CFT policy, operational cooperation and supervision.
An Inter-ministerial Co-ordination Committee is constituted under section 72A of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, setting out membership drawn from senior officials of revenue, financial services, enforcement agencies and regulators, with the FIU-India and other agencies included; its terms of reference cover operational cooperation, policy coordination, sectoral consultation on AML/CFT laws and development and implementation of AML/CFT policies, and the Financial Action Task Force Cell, Department of Revenue, shall act as secretariat, effective from Gazette publication.

Beneficial owner verification rules updated: depository receipts and listed-entity due diligence aligned with issuer jurisdiction.
The amendments define Depository Receipt as a foreign-currency instrument issued by a foreign depository in a permissible jurisdiction backed by eligible securities deposited with a domestic custodian, including global depository receipts, and modify rule 9 so that beneficial-owner verification for clients dealing in depository receipts or equity shares issued or listed in jurisdictions notified by the Central Government follows the norms of those jurisdictions, with sub-rules (3)-(9) not applying; listed entities and certain subsidiaries are exempted from shareholder or beneficial-owner identification and verification.

Digital KYC requirement: authorized reporting entities must perform live-photo, OTP and digital-signature based identity verification for KYC compliance.
The rules amend the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 to introduce and regulate digital KYC, update enabling provisions to cite section 73 read with sections 11A and 12AA, add definitions including Digital Signature and equivalent e-document, permit equivalent e-documents in place of physical documents, require Aadhaar or proof of possession, PAN or equivalent for individuals, mandate e-KYC, offline verification or digital KYC as applicable, allow limited transitional acceptance of certified copies, and insert Annexure 1 prescribing a controlled application-based process for live-photo capture, watermarking, OTP-based client and officer authentication, verification checks, and digital-signing and archival of the Customer Application Form.

Prisoner signature verification: jail officer certification allows a prisoner's bank account to remain operational with annual address proof.
Where the individual is a prisoner, the signature or thumb impression shall be affixed in presence of the officer in-charge of the jail, who shall certify the same under his signature, and the account shall remain operational on annual submission of a certificate of proof of address issued by the officer in-charge of the jail.

Special Court designation under PMLA establishes exclusive venue for trial of money-laundering offences across the state.
Central Government under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act designates the 81st Additional City Civil and Sessions Court (CCH-82), Bengaluru as a Special Court, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka, and specifies the entire State of Karnataka as the territorial area for trial of money-laundering offences.

Aadhaar authentication allowed for e-KYC to establish identity, waiving other documents and enabling account controls.
Amendments integrate Aadhaar definitions and permit proof of possession of Aadhaar as an officially valid document, authorize reporting entities to perform Aadhaar e-KYC for clients declaring entitlement to Aadhaar-linked benefits - obviating additional documents upon successful authentication - and require reporting entities to redact Aadhaar numbers where e-KYC is not used; they substitute PAN or Form No.60 as primary documentary requirements in several provisions and set entity-specific certified-document schedules and procedural safeguards for account suspension or closure where PAN/Form No.60 is not provided.

Money-laundering notification expands covered inquiry authorities under disciplinary and preliminary enquiry frameworks.
The notification amends the existing Prevention of Money-Laundering Act notification by inserting an additional category of authorities. It includes an inquiry authority under the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, an authority under the Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1850, and any other preliminary enquiry authority appointed by the Disciplinary Authority with concurrence of the Central Vigilance Commission and prior approval of the Central Government.

Restoration of property: Special Court may publish notice and order auction with pro rata disbursement to claimants.
The rules allow the Special Court, after framing charges, to publish notice inviting claimants with legitimate interest to seek restoration of attached, seized or frozen property; claimants must apply within a specified period subject to limited extension. If property is insufficient to cover claimant losses, the Court may direct auction and pro rata disbursement of proceeds, and may grant custody to a claimant upon executing a bond, provided the owner or legal representatives are given an opportunity to be heard.