Special Court jurisdiction under anti-money-laundering law is revised for CBI-related cases and specified Gujarat districts.
Special Court jurisdiction under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act is amended for Gujarat. CBI Special Courts at the City Civil and Sessions Court, Bhadra, Ahmedabad, are designated for cases involving CBI-related scheduled or predicate offences, or matters directed by the High Court of Gujarat. The Principal District Judge, Surat, is designated for cases pertaining to Surat, Navasari, Valsad, Tapi and Bharuch districts.

Aadhaar authentication permission expands for a reporting entity under money-laundering compliance standards and privacy safeguards.
The Central Government permits a specified reporting entity to perform authentication under the Aadhaar Act for the purposes of section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002. The permission is given after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India and the Reserve Bank of India, and on the basis that the entity will comply with the standards of privacy and security under the Aadhaar Act.

Financial intelligence sharing expands with inclusion of the Directorate of Naval Intelligence as a specified recipient agency.
Financial intelligence may be furnished by the Financial Intelligence Unit to specified agencies notified by the Central Government under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002, where such disclosure is considered necessary in the public interest for enabling those agencies to perform their functions. The notification amends the earlier list of authorised recipients by inserting the Directorate of Naval Intelligence as an additional specified agency entitled to receive such information.

Aadhaar authentication permission expands to specified reporting entities under the money-laundering compliance framework.
Permitting specified reporting entities to perform Aadhaar authentication for the purposes of section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 on the Central Government being satisfied that they comply with the privacy and security standards under the Aadhaar Act, and after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India and the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The notification extends this permission to the listed reporting entities, namely Groww Mutual Fund, ICICI Securities Limited, Upstox Securities Private Limited, Cybrilla Technologies Private Limited and Aaritya Broking Private Limited.

Aadhaar authentication permission for money-laundering compliance granted to Bima Sugam India Federation under privacy and security conditions.
The Central Government, acting under the proviso to section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002, permits Bima Sugam India Federation (BSIF) to perform authentication under the Aadhaar Act for the purposes of that section. The permission is issued after the Government is satisfied that the reporting entity will comply with the standards of privacy and security under the Aadhaar Act, and after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India and the appropriate regulator, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.

Aadhaar authentication authorization for reporting entities under money-laundering law extends to seven named entities.
Authorization is granted to specified reporting entities to perform authentication under the Aadhaar Act for the purposes of section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002, after the Central Government's satisfaction that the entities will comply with the privacy and security standards under the Aadhaar Act and after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India and the Reserve Bank of India. The permission extends to seven named entities.