Tax deduction eligibility extended for the Parivar Education Society operational expenditure project for an additional three-year period.
The Central Government re-notifies the project "Operational Expenditure of the Institution" by Parivar Education Society, Kolkata, as an eligible scheme for tax-deduction purposes for a further three-year period commencing with the 2015-16 financial year, without any change to the previously approved cost including the corpus fund, following a recommendation of the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare under the Income-tax Rules.

Tax incentive re-notification: palliative care project authorised to continue under existing approved cost following committee recommendation.
The Central Government re-notified the holistic home-based palliative care project carried out by Can Support in Delhi and the NCR as an eligible scheme under the tax incentive provision, acting on a committee recommendation that the project is properly executed, and extended the scheme for a further period without changing the previously approved project cost, thereby preserving its eligibility for donor tax benefits.

Deduction under section 35AC increased for Lok Kalyan Samiti project, raising allowable project cost under tax law.
Amendment under section 35AC substitutes the previously specified maximum project cost in the original notification for the Lok Kalyan Samiti "Eye care programme in the National Capital Region, Delhi" with a newly approved higher amount, following a recommendation by the National Committee under rule 11M(5). The change revises the Table entry for that eligible project to reflect the enhanced approved project cost for determining the maximum deduction allowable under the statutory provision.

Project eligibility under Section 35AC extended for CRY Supported Development project, preserving the approved project cost and term.
The Central Government, under Section 35AC, notifies the "CRY Supported Development project all over India" as an eligible project for a further three years commencing with financial year 2015-16, on the recommendation of the National Committee under rule 11M, noting proper execution and likelihood of extending beyond twenty-one years, and confirms no change in the approved project cost of Rs. 255.14 crore for financial years 2015-16 to 2017-18.

Section 35AC project notification extends eligibility period for a socio economic cerebral palsy scheme under tax deduction rules.
The Central Government re notifies the socio economic project run by Savali for cerebral palsied children and adults at Kothrud, Pune as an eligible scheme under the Explanation to Section 35AC, retaining the approved project cost of Rs. 171.21 lakh and extending its notified period for three financial years commencing 2015-16, based on the National Committee's recommendation and its satisfaction with project execution.

Eligible project designation extended under tax incentive rules, preserving approved cost and limiting certificate issuance for a lapsed year.
The Central Government, on the National Committee's recommendation, extends designation of the "Extension project for the expansion and maintenance of vocational courses and girls hostel vocational training course" carried out by Jamia Islamia Ishaatul Uloom at the previously approved cost including a corpus, for a further three-year period commencing 2014-15. Because 2014-15 has lapsed, no certificate under section 35AC will be issued for that year; the extension preserves the approved cost and permits eligible expenditure treatment for the remaining years of the renewed period.

Section 35AC eligibility extended for hospital infrastructure expansion by the trust; no certificate for the lapsed year.
The Central Government has notified an extension of the specified project "Expansion of infrastructure and improvement in services" by Seth Tarachand Ramnath Charitable Ayurvedic Hospital Trust for a further three-year period commencing with the financial year 2014-15, without any change in the approved cost or corpus fund, following a recommendation of the National Committee; however, no certificate under section 35AC will be issued for the financial year that had already lapsed.

Section 35AC project extension: Vedanta Super-30 notified for an additional multi year period under same approved cost.
The Central Government, on recommendation of the National Committee, has notified continuation of the Vedanta Super-30 project by Vedanta Foundation as an eligible scheme under the Explanation to section 35AC for a further three-year period beginning 2015-16, without change to the approved project cost, thereby maintaining its entitlement to tax-incentive treatment under the statutory framework.

Income tax deduction for approved charitable projects extended and deduction ceiling increased for specified corpus fund scheme.
Notification under Section 35AC extends the eligible scheme "Building a general corpus fund for Helpage India's work" for three financial years commencing 2015-16 and amends the earlier designation to increase the maximum project cost allowed as the basis for deduction, following the National Committee's recommendation that the project is being executed properly.

Status holders entitlement to free-of-cost export shipments now limited by an annual monetary or percentage-based cap.
Status holders retain entitlement to export freely exportable items on a free-of-cost basis for export promotion, but this entitlement is constrained by an annual limit equal to the lower of a fixed monetary cap or a percentage of average annual export realisation during the preceding three licensing years, effective immediately under Para 3.24(j) of Chapter 3 of the FTP 2015-2020.

Mandatory export/import documents and Authorisation conditions clarified, with Duty Credit Scrips uses and MEIS/SEIS eligibility refined.
Amendments to the Foreign Trade Policy establish mandatory export/import documents (transport document, commercial invoice cum packing list or separate invoice and packing list, shipping bill or bill of entry), empower regulatory authorities to require additional documents or information for restricted or compliance sensitive goods, set required terms and securities in Authorisations (including export obligation, Actual User, minimum value addition, and guarantees), specify that certain import for export operations are ineligible for incentives, define Duty Credit Scrips uses and list categories ineligible for MEIS and SEIS.

Addition of a land frontier point: Kamalasagar newly recognised for customs administration and border trade operations.
The notification amends the customs non-tariff schedule to add Kamalasagar (Tripura) to the list of land frontier points, substituting the proviso to include Kamalasagar alongside other named points and inserting a table entry identifying Kamalasagar with its district and border pillar reference, thereby formally recognising it as a notified land frontier point for customs administration.

Anti-dumping duty on acrylic fibre prescribes specified import charges for goods from Korea and Thailand, with defined scope and conversion rules.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of Acrylic Fibre under specified Customs Tariff sub-headings from Korea RP and Thailand is prescribed with differentiated duty amounts per metric tonne in US Dollars according to producer, exporter and country combinations; the designated authority found dumping, material injury to domestic industry caused by dumped imports, and the Central Government directed applicability, exchange rate determination for conversion to Indian currency and a time-limited effective period subject to later modification or rescission.

Anti dumping duty extension on PVC paste resin from the European Union to continue after statutory review and recommendation.
Extension of anti dumping measures for Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin from the European Union is effected by amending the principal notification, following a statutory review and recommendation by the designated authority, and inserting a provision that extends the period of operation of the notification for a further year, subject to earlier revocation.

Anti dumping duty continuation on PVC paste resin extended for a further year, maintaining import restrictions from specified exporters.
The Central Government has amended Notification No. 66/2011 Customs to insert a paragraph continuing the anti dumping duty on Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin, originating in or exported from Korea RP, Taiwan, People's Republic of China, Malaysia, Thailand and Russia, so that the notification remains in force up to and inclusive of 25th July, 2016, relying on continuation powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti dumping rules following a designated authority recommendation.

Provident fund investment pattern governs trustee allocations, rating thresholds, concentration limits, and fiduciary due diligence for exempted trusts.
Prescribes the investment pattern and fund management framework for exempted provident fund trusts, requiring monthly provident fund contributions to be transferred to the Board of Trustees within fifteen days of month-end and invested within two weeks of receipt. The notification allocates provident fund accumulations among government securities, debt instruments, short-term debt instruments, equities, and asset backed or trust structured investments, subject to specified percentage bands, rating requirements, maturity conditions, and exposure limits. It also requires fresh accretions to be invested within the prescribed pattern, sets turnover and concentration controls, and places fiduciary, due diligence, transparency, and cost-management responsibilities on trustees.

Inspection rights restricted: no entitlement to inspect or obtain copies of certain company resolutions under amended registration rules.
The proviso to rule fifteen provides that no person shall be entitled under the inspection provision of the Act to inspect or obtain copies of resolutions referred to in clause (g) of sub section (3) of section 117, thereby excluding those resolutions from statutory inspection and copying rights.

Prior permission from sectoral regulators required before a company may pursue objects, with declaration at incorporation.
The amendment requires that where pursuit of any company object demands registration or approval from sectoral regulators, such registration or approval must be obtained before pursuing the object and a declaration to that effect must be submitted at incorporation. It replaces certain incorporation forms with versions reiterating restrictions on profit distribution, permissible payments, auditor and accounting requirements, registrar approval for constitutional alterations, and constraints on amalgamation and dissolution for not for profit companies, while omitting a specified form.

Registration of charges formality clarified: amendment allows execution without presuming a company seal.
The Companies (Registration of Charges) Amendment replaces the phrase "under the seal of the company" in rule 3(4)(a) with "under the seal, if any, of the company", clarifying that instruments for registration of charges may be executed without presuming the existence of a company seal; the amendment takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Commencement of Companies (Amendment) Act: sections 1-12 and 15-23 appointed to come into force on specified date.
The Central Government, exercising the power under sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015, appoints the date on which sections 1 to 12 and 15 to 23 of the Amendment shall come into force; the appointment is effected by Gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and includes the file reference and official signatory.