Deeming of SEZ as Inland Container Depot enables customs regime application to an IT/ITES sector SEZ developer.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, appoints the sector-specific SEZ for IT and ITES at Village Ognaj developed by M/s. Calica Construction and Impex Private Limited to be deemed an Inland Container Depot effective 8 May 2009, thereby extending the customs regime's deeming effect to that SEZ.

Approval Committee for IT/ITES SEZ constituted to govern project approvals and specify member composition and rank requirements.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the IT and ITES sector SEZ at Village Ognaj for the project by M/s. Calica Construction and Impex Private Limited under Section 13(1) of the SEZ Act, and sets out the committee's composition: an ex officio Development Commissioner as Chairperson; specified ex officio central government representatives; two state nominated officers; and a developer representative as special invitee, with nominees required to be of specified minimum administrative rank.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT and ITES enables notified area to operate under SEZ regulatory framework and approvals.
Notification designates a Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Village Ognaj, Taluka Dascroi, District Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The Central Government, invoking powers under the SEZ Act and SEZ Rules, confirms the earlier letter of approval for development, operation and maintenance and formally notifies the enumerated survey parcels and their combined area as the SEZ.

Government securities reissue auction: uniform price auction with reserved non-competitive allotment for retail investors and standard settlement terms.
Re-issue of '8.20 per cent Government Stock, 2022' will be auctioned by the Reserve Bank of India using a uniform price auction with up to five percent of the notified amount reserved for a non-competitive bidding facility. The stock has a fifteen-year tenure with semiannual interest; payment includes accrued interest to date of re-issue. Non-competitive participation is limited by account status, single-bid per investor limits, submission via banks/PDs (with exceptions), allotment at weighted average auction price, pro rata treatment if oversubscribed, and specified SGL/CSGL settlement and reporting procedures.

Non competitive bidding facility enables retail investor participation in government securities auctions at the weighted average auction yield.
The notification implements a yield based uniform price auction for five year Government stock with a reserved five percent allocation for Non competitive Bidding Facility. Eligible investors without current or SGL accounts may submit a single non competitive bid via a bank or PD subject to a per auction ceiling and minimum denomination. Allotment under the non competitive segment is at the weighted average yield/price from competitive bidding, securities are issued in SGL form to designated accounts, and banks/PDs must allocate securities, collect payments (including accrued interest), and report operations to the Reserve Bank.

Extension of State Trading Corporation rice export validity under Foreign Trade Policy for a limited period.
Amendment substitutes condition (i) of Para 2.1.7 in Notification No. 80 (RE-2008)/2004-09 to require that the specified rice quantity shall be exported through the State Trading Corporation of India for an extended, limited period, effected under the powers of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act and relevant Foreign Trade Policy provisions.

Appointment of common adjudicating authority: Commissioner of Customs tasked to adjudicate DRI show-cause notices for specified parties.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, The Mall, Amritsar, as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, for adjudication of show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence concerning M/s. Maya Enterprises and another.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to centralise adjudication of specified customs show cause notices.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Hyderabad-II, as a common adjudicating authority under Sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Joint Commissioner of Customs, Nhava Sheva, solely for adjudicating specified show cause notices relating to M/s Subishi Traders and associated parties.

Appointment of common adjudicating authority to adjudicate a show cause notice concerning M/s PTC Industries' customs matter.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise at 117/7, Sarvodya Nagar, Kanpur as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified Commissioners of Customs for the sole purpose of adjudicating a show cause notice issued to M/s. PTC Industries by the investigative unit.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notices related to M/s Mateshwari Textiles under Customs Act powers.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, designating the Commissioner of Customs, C.R. Building, Statue Circle, Jaipur to exercise powers and duties of specified Commissioners for adjudicating show cause notices relating to M/s. Mateshwari Textiles and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointments: substitutions of specified Customs commissioner titles and port addresses altering jurisdictional designations.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs amends a prior notification appointing common adjudicating authorities by substituting specified Commissioner designations and office descriptors: replacing the Preamble Commissioner with Commissioner of Customs (Export) at Chennai Custom House; inserting port and district details for Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva; and substituting Commissioner of Customs (Import) at New Custom House, Mumbai with Commissioner of Customs (Export Promotion).

Ban on non-basmati rice exports exempted for specified countries subject to designated PSUs, quantities and sourcing conditions.
Amendment exempts specified exports of non-basmati rice from the ban by permitting designated PSUs to export allocated quantities to listed countries during the marketing season, subject to procurement from mills with surplus stocks, a minimum 25% brokens content, safeguards against disturbing domestic rice prices, and requirement that sourcing be from more than one State; all other provisions of the earlier notification continue to apply.

Special Economic Zone designation establishes an alumina/aluminium sector SEZ at APIIC Industrial Park with an approval committee and ICD status.
Notification designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for Alumina/Aluminium refining, smelting and associated processes at APIIC Industrial Park, G. Koduru, specifying the notified survey parcels and aggregate area, constituting an Approval Committee with listed ex officio members and developer representation, and declaring the zone to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs legislative framework from the stated date.

Appointment of Assistant Value Added Tax Officers to assist the Commissioner under statutory authority in VAT administration.
Appointment of Sh. Ritesh Juneja, Sh. Sunil Sehgal and Sh. C.P. Sugatha Kumar as Assistant Value Added Tax Officers with immediate effect to assist the Commissioner in administering the Value Added Tax Act, made under the power conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of Section 66 read with rule 47 of the Delhi Value Added Rules, 2005.

Approval Committee constitution for IT/ITES SEZ enables developer and government officials to oversee SEZ approvals and implementation.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under the Special Economic Zones Act for the IT and ITES Special Economic Zone at Village Behrampur, Gurgaon, to perform statutory approval and administrative functions; lists ex officio central and state members (development commissioner as chair), specified departmental representatives, and a developer special invitee, with nominee provisions where indicated.

Inland Container Depot designation treats the Behrampur IT/ITES Special Economic Zone as a customs depot.
By notification under the Special Economic Zones Act, the information technology and information technology enabled services Special Economic Zone at Village Behrampur, developed by M/s G. P. Realtors Private Limited, is deemed to be an Inland Container Depot for the purposes of the Customs Act, with an appointed effective date for that treatment.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT and IT enabled services at Behrampur notifies specified land parcels and approval conditions.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Village Behrampur, District Gurgaon, Haryana. Exercising powers under section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, the Central Government notifies the listed surveyed parcels and areas as the SEZ, the table describing each parcel and a total area of 18.86858 hectares. The notification records prior grant of letter of approval and an approved developer change to G. P. Realtors Private Limited.

Special Economic Zone designation for Free Trade and Warehousing creates governance and customs status consequences under SEZ law.
Notification designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for Free Trade and Warehousing at village Sai, Panvel, Raigad, Maharashtra, proposed by M/s. Arshiya International Limited, with a notified area totaling 45.76 acres as per listed survey numbers. It constitutes an Approval Committee under section 14 with specified ex officio members and a developer representative as special invitee. The Central Government appoints 4 May 2009 as the date from which the SEZ is deemed to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act; the notification is issued under section 4 of the SEZ Act and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules.

Inland Container Depot designation enables sector-specific SEZ for IT/ITES to be treated under customs law.
The Central Government, under sub-section (2) of Section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, notifies that the sector-specific SEZ for information technology and information technology enabled services at Viswanathapuram Village, Hosur Taluk, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, proposed by M/s. Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited, shall be deemed to be an Inland Container Depot for the purposes of Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Approval Committee for IT and ITES special economic zone establishes statutory membership and approval role under SEZ framework.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the information technology and information technology enabled services section specific Special Economic Zone at Viswanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, under the Special Economic Zones Act. The Committee is established for statutory approval purposes and comprises primarily ex officio members: the Development Commissioner as Chairperson; designated central commerce and trade officers or their nominees; customs, excise and income tax commissioners or nominees; a banking director from the Ministry of Finance; senior state industry and export promotion officials; and a developer representative as Special Invitee.