Designation of Tax Authority: Director General, Employees State Insurance Corporation specified under Income-tax law.
Central Government specifies the Director General, Employees State Insurance Corporation as a specified officer under the Income-tax Act provision empowering the Government to designate authorities; the notification formally names that office to perform the functions or receive information contemplated by the statute.

Provisional anti-dumping duty on imported bias tyres instituted to offset dumping by foreign exporters, applied against reference prices.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on specified bias-tyre imports from China PR and Thailand, set equal to the difference between prescribed US dollar reference prices per piece and the landed value of imported like goods. The notification lists tariff items, product descriptions and reference prices, requires payment of the duty in Indian currency, and defines "landed value" under the Customs Act and the applicable "rate of exchange" as the Department of Revenue's published rate with the bill-of-entry date as the relevant date.

Tax collection by designated bank branches requires prompt remittance, interest on delayed transfers, and electronic reporting.
Notification designates Bank of India and specified branches as Government Treasuries for deposit of Sales Tax and Value Added Tax dues under the Delhi VAT Act. Designated banks must remit collections to the VAT Account at the Reserve Bank of India within three days of cheque realization, provide same-day collection reports, and may be required to remit daily after review. Interest on delayed remittance is charged at bank rate plus two percent from receipt/realization until settlement. Banks must operate on-line computerized counters, supply prescribed MIS and electronic collection data, and accept payments of any denomination at any branch regardless of account status.

Anti dumping duty on Compact Discs Recordable imposed, with unit rates varying by origin and export country affecting imports.
Provisional anti dumping duty is imposed on imports of Compact Discs Recordable under section 9A(2) of the Customs Tariff Act read with rules 13 and 20, based on preliminary findings of dumping and material injury; unit duties vary by specified origin/export permutations involving the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Chinese Taipei. The duty shall be payable in Indian currency and the rate of exchange for calculation is that notified by the Department of Revenue, with the bill of entry presentation date as the relevant date.

Special Economic Zone notification for textile industry establishes specified land area as SEZ with government approval.
The Central Government notifies 233.307 hectares in Hassan Taluka, Karnataka, as a Special Economic Zone for textile activity, following a prior letter of approval and satisfaction of statutory and rule-based prerequisites; the notification itemises constituent villages and survey parcels to define the SEZ's geographic extent.

Special Economic Zone notified for IT and IT-enabled services at Global Village Bangalore under SEZ Act, area officially designated.
Special Economic Zone status is conferred on specified land at "Global Village", Pattenegere/Mylasandra Villages, Off Mysore Road, RVCE Post, Bangalore for information technology and information technology enabled services by grant of a letter of approval to M/s. Tanglin Developments Limited and on satisfaction of statutory requirements; the notification designates the listed survey numbers and parcels totaling 26.673 hectares as a Special Economic Zone.

Designation amendment: Secretary Department of Commerce replaces Special Secretary in SEZ notification entry under statutory authority.
The Central Government amends notification S.O. 195(E) by substituting the words "Special Secretary to the Government of India" with "Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of India" in the entry against serial number 1, effected under powers conferred by the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005.

Utilisation of Duty Credit allowed for import of inputs and capital goods freely importable under ITC(HS) classifications.
Amendment permits use of Duty Credit for import of inputs, goods and capital goods that are otherwise freely importable under ITC(HS) classifications, clarifying that Duty Credit balances may be applied toward such eligible imports under paragraph 3.8.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy.

Customs duty reduction on specified chemical inputs: amended schedule lowers rates for polycarbonates, bis phenol A and epichlorohydrin.
Amendment inserts three tariff entries into Notification No.21/2002-Customs: Polycarbonates (tariff heading 3907 40 00) at 5% duty; Bis-phenol A (tariff heading 2907 23 00) at nil duty; and Epichlorohydrin (tariff heading 2910 30 00) at 2% duty, thereby altering the Table of miscellaneous exemption notifications. The amendment is issued under the executive's statutory power on public interest grounds and references the principal notification and its prior amendment.

Income tax exemption for industrial areas: specified Uttaranchal localities added to the notified list, with state designation condition.
The notification amends the Schedule to include specified industrial estates and areas in Uttaranchal as notified Industrial Areas eligible for income tax exemption, listing detailed localities by district and plot identifiers. The amendment takes effect on publication, except for listed estates or areas not yet designated by the State Government, for which effect is deferred until the State Government notifies or designates them.

Tariff value revision for edible oils and brass scrap announced; updated import valuation table replaces earlier notification.
Revision of import tariff values substitutes a new operative Table into the non tariff notification, fixing US dollar per metric tonne tariff values for specified edible oils and brass scrap (all grades) as the benchmark for customs import valuation.

Large taxpayer provisions allow consolidated returns, electronic record submission on demand and unit-based notice transfer.
Amendment inserts a definition of large taxpayer by reference to the Central Excise Rules, 2002 and adds a rule requiring returns per registered premise with a consolidated return option under centralized registration; permits electronic production of financial, stores and CENVAT credit records on demand; allows opt-out with advance notice effective from the following financial year; deems pre-existing notices to be issued by the Large Taxpayer Unit after acceptance; and maintains that other rules apply mutatis mutandis where consistent.

Territory of Central Excise officers for LTUs: specified ranks added to notification expanding designated officer list.
Amendment inserts SI No. 9 into Notification No. 38/2001 Central Excise (N.T.), listing officers of Large Taxpayer Units whose designations fall within the notification's territorial framework: Additional Commissioner; Joint Commissioner; Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner; Superintendent; and Inspector, under the powers conferred by the Central Excise Act, 1944 and the Central Excise Rules, 2002.

Large Taxpayer Unit jurisdiction extended to all Commissioners of Central Excise and Appeals across India.
Amendment inserts the Large Taxpayer Unit into the principal notification tables, assigning it to all Commissioners of Central Excise and to all Commissioners of Central Excise (Appeals), and establishing its territorial application throughout India, thereby modifying the notification schedules to reflect the Unit's jurisdictional and appellate allocation.

Large taxpayer eligibility requires meeting high tax-payment thresholds and assessment within prescribed tax jurisdictions for unit administration.
Eligibility to opt as a Large Taxpayer Unit requires specified high levels of excise, service tax or advance income-tax payments in the relevant financial year and assessment to income or corporate tax within designated Chief Commissioner jurisdictions; exclusions apply for goods under chapter 24 and pan masala under chapter 21. Applicants must submit a prescribed consent form and full registration, PAN, TAN, TDS and tax-payment details for verification. The Chief Commissioner, Large Taxpayer Unit may grant written acceptance, existing registrations continue, and new liable premises after opting must be registered with designated Large Taxpayer Unit officers.

Large taxpayer CENVAT transfer rules permit inter premises movement of inputs without immediate duty, subject to conditions and recovery safeguards.
The amendment inserts rule 12A allowing a large taxpayer to transfer inputs (excluding certain petroleum products) and capital goods between its registered premises without immediate payment of specified duty, provided those inputs are used in manufacture and cleared on payment of duty or exported under bond/letter of undertaking within a specified period; transfer requires serially numbered documentation with prescribed particulars. Failure to comply triggers recovery of the credit taken with interest, while recipient premises may avail credit for any duty subsequently paid and transfers of CENVAT credit between registered premises are permitted subject to existing utilization limits. Monthly returns and administrative transition rules are prescribed.

Large taxpayer duty-free transfers allowed, with recipient liable if subject goods not cleared within the prescribed period.
Permits large taxpayers to transfer specified intermediate excisable goods duty-free between their registered premises under serially numbered transfer challans or invoices, provided the goods are used to manufacture subject goods and those goods are either cleared on payment of applicable excise or exported under bond within a prescribed short period; failure to comply makes the recipient premises liable to pay the excise duty (or an equivalent amount where subject goods are not dutiable) with interest calculated as at removal. The rule includes exceptions, procedural safeguards, and ancillary compliance requirements.

Supersession extension and new administrator appointment continue management and demutualisation processes at the stock exchange to oversee reforms.
Extension of the supersession of the Council of Management of Bhubaneswar Stock Exchange Limited for six months to permit completion of elections, demutualisation and follow-up corrective measures, effective October 1, 2006; resignation of the prior Administrator and appointment of a new Administrator vested with all powers and duties of the Council who may take assistance as necessary to discharge those functions.

Supersession of exchange committee extended to allow demutualisation to proceed, with Administrator retaining full powers.
The supersession of the Committee of The Calcutta Stock Exchange Association Limited is extended to allow completion of demutualisation, finalisation of the Chief Executive Officer appointment, and constitution of a new Committee; Shri T. K. Das (IAS Retd.) continues as Administrator with authority to exercise all powers and duties of the Committee and to take such assistance as necessary during the extended period.

Industrial Park approval: tax benefits conditional on specified infrastructure, minimum units, and compliance with approval terms.
Notification designates M/s. Vizag IT Park Limited's undertaking as an Industrial Park under clause (iii) of sub section (4) of section 80 IA, subject to annexure terms specifying location, area, proposed activity, allocable area percentages, minimum five units, commencement date, investment and infrastructure thresholds, operational continuity by the operator, eligibility for tax benefits only after minimum units are in place, transfer notification obligations, and invalidation/withdrawal consequences for misinformation, unauthorized amendments, or noncompliance.