Newsprint Control amendment adds an indigenous manufacturer to the approved Schedule, effective on Gazette publication.
Under powers conferred by Section 18G of the Industries Development and Regulation Act, the Central Government issues the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order inserting a new entry in item 4 of the Schedule to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004, thereby listing an additional indigenous newsprint manufacturer by name and location; the amendment takes effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette.

Appointment of ex officio members under Industries (Development & Regulations) Act establishing council membership and designating Member Secretary.
Central Government appointments under the Industries (Development & Regulations) Act, 1951 read with the Development Council (Procedural) Rules, 1952 designate specified senior officials as ex officio Members of the Development Council for Printing, replacing prior appointees whose tenure expired, and designate the Director of the Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute to carry out the functions of Member Secretary.

Appointment of Development Council members for pulp and paper sector establishes governance and designates Director as Member Secretary.
Central Government appoints members to the Development Council for Pulp, Paper and Allied Industries under the Industries (Department and Regulations) Act and the Development Council (Procedural) Rules, replacing the prior council whose tenure expired and setting the new term from publication in the Official Gazette. The specified appointees include industry leadership, ministry representation, industry association presidents, the Chairman of the Indian Institute of Packaging, and the Director of the Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute, who is also designated to carry on the functions of Member Secretary.

Subsidy eligibility for industrial units clarified: defines eligible components and certification requirements for service, biotech and power sectors.
The amendment treats specified Service Sectors, Bio-technology and Power Generating Industries as industrial units, using the date they become operational as the date of commencement of commercial production for subsidy eligibility. It prescribes which components qualify for computing the eligible amount of subsidy: building construction (excluding land) and non-consumable capital items for service activities; defined "Plant & Machinery" and civil infrastructure (excluding consumables and land) for biotechnology; and site-erected plant, associated buildings, auxiliary equipment and initial spares (excluding land and working capital) for power generation. The amendment also prescribes documentary, certification and verification requirements and delegates final decisions on disputed essential items to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.

Interest subsidy eligibility: Service, biotechnology and power units treated as industrial units for capital subsidy on specified components.
The amendment treats service sector, biotechnology and power generating establishments as industrial units for Central Interest Subsidy Scheme eligibility, treating the operational/functional date as commencement of commercial production. It specifies qualifying capital components for each sector (excluding land, consumables, disposables and working capital), requires cheque/D.D. transactions, Chartered Accountant and Architect certifications, CPWD relatable building costs, statutory registration and State physical verification, mandates NEDFi scrutiny before SLC consideration, and provides for referral to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion to resolve disputes on essentiality of items.

Capital investment subsidy eligibility extended to service, biotechnology and power units, specifying eligible plant components and claim conditions.
The amendment treats specified Service Sector, Biotechnology and Power Generating units as industrial units and deems their operational/functional date as the date of commencement of commercial production for subsidy eligibility. It enumerates eligible components for subsidy-construction (excluding land), essential plant and machinery and associated infrastructure-while excluding consumables, disposables, working capital and land. Procedural conditions require transaction by cheque/DD, CA certification of costs, architect certification of building plans and CPWD-relatable construction costs; claims are considered by SLC only after operational certification and physical verification, with NEDFi scrutiny and Departmental resolution of disputes on essentiality.

Newsprint Control Amendment adds an indigenous mill to the registered manufacturers under the regulatory order, maintaining supply oversight.
Amendment to the Newsprint Control Order adds M/s. Sam Turbo Industries Limited (Paper Division), Sathyamangalam, Erode, Tamil Nadu, to the Schedule of indigenous newsprint manufacturers, updating the list of recognised domestic producers under the regulatory framework and taking effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Comprehensive Insurance Subsidy ensures reimbursement of insurance premiums for eligible industrial units through a designated disbursing agency.
Central Comprehensive Insurance Scheme, 2007 establishes a reimbursement mechanism for insurance premiums for eligible new and substantially expanded industrial units and specified service, biotechnology and small power generating activities in the North Eastern Region; eligibility is defined by statutory terms including a 25% threshold for substantial expansion, disbursement is effected by a designated nodal agency on State Level Committee recommendations from a central revolving fund, IRDA-registered insurers are eligible, utilisation certificates and compliance conditions apply, and the notification includes a model comprehensive policy with specified perils, exclusions and policy conditions.

Interest subsidy on working capital supports eligible North Eastern industrial units, with NEDFi disbursing on State committee recommendations.
Central scheme grants an interest subsidy of 3% on working capital advanced to eligible new and substantially expanded industrial units in the North-Eastern Region for up to ten years. Eligibility covers specified service activities, biotechnology and power plants up to 10 MW, subject to exclusions in Annexure-I. NEDFi is the designated disbursing agency acting on State Level Committee recommendations; units must register with the State Industry Department before taking effective steps, comply with working capital norms (minimum 25% of turnover), submit utilization certificates and annual progress reports, and are subject to recovery and relocation restrictions.

Capital investment subsidy for North East industrial projects with eligibility, disbursement and compliance mechanisms clarified.
The Scheme provides a Capital Investment Subsidy for eligible new units and substantial expansions in the North Eastern Region, covering certain service activities, biotechnology and power projects. Eligibility requires pre registration and defined 'effective steps'; subsidy is calculated on plant and machinery with specified inclusions and exclusions. NEDFi is the designated disbursing agency acting on State Level Committee, Empowered Committee or Union Cabinet recommendations; higher subsidy proposals follow specified approval routes. Disbursement rules, security arrangements with financiers, utilisation certificates, annual reporting and recovery for misrepresentation or cessation of production are mandated, with oversight by a High Level Monitoring Committee.

Newsprint control amendment adds an indigenous manufacturer to the regulatory schedule, effective upon Gazette publication.
Amendment to the Newsprint Control Order, under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, adds M/s. Sri Vinayaka Paper Boards Private Limited, Kanavaram Village, Rajanagaram Mandal, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, to the Schedule of indigenous newsprint manufacturers; the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2007, takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Member transfer concurrence: no Member may be transferred without the Chairperson's concurrence, and tenure reduced to five years.
The Amendment Act revises the National Tax Tribunal Act, 2005: it deems commencement from 29 January 2007; removes "in consultation with the Chairperson" from section 5 while adding a proviso that no Member may be transferred without the Chairperson's concurrence; reduces the period in section 6(2)(b) from seven to five years; omits "or any person duly authorised by him or it" from section 13(1); and repeals the corresponding Ordinance with a saving clause validating prior actions.