Section 35AC exemption extended for Omayal Achi Community Health Centre, preserving its eligible-project status for a further term.
Notification under the Income-tax Act recognizes "Running of Omayal Achi Community Health Centre at Arakambakkam" by Mr. Omayal Achi Mr. Arunachalam Trust as an eligible project under section 35AC for a further three-year period beginning with the 2009-2010 financial year, preserving the previously approved enhanced project cost inclusive of the corpus fund, and acting on the National Committee's recommendation that the project is being executed properly.

Exemption under section 35AC: hospital instruments and operations notified eligible for an additional tax-exemption period.
Exemption under section 35AC notifies Instruments/equipment, vehicle and running of B.D. Patel General Hospital, Umreth, Gujarat as an eligible project and extends its eligibility for a further three financial years beginning with 2009-2010, preserving the previously approved project cost and corpus fund without change, based on the National Committee's recommendation under rule 11M(5).

Exemption under section 35AC extended for SOS Children's Villages' child welfare project, preserving approved project cost and eligibility.
Notification re-notifies the SOS Children's Villages of India's project for administration and maintenance of 27 villages providing clothing, education, shelter and family environment to destitute, orphaned and abandoned children as an eligible project under the Explanation to section 35AC, without any change in the approved cost, for a further period of three years beginning with financial year 2009-2010, following recommendation by the National Committee.

Electronic payment of TDS/TCS mandated; timelines, certificate forms and electronic quarterly reporting required for compliance.
The amendment prescribes electronic payment and challan filing for TDS and TCS, requiring remittance to specified banks or via internet banking/credit or debit card within prescribed monthly or, in limited permitted cases, quarterly schedules. It mandates issuance of Form No.16/16A/27D certificates within defined timeframes, allows certified duplicate certificates subject to indemnity bonds and officer certification, and requires electronic quarterly statements (including Form No.24C, 24Q, 26Q, 27Q, 27EQ) with deductee- and party-wise annexures and unique transaction identifiers.

Furnishing of information under section 195 requires electronic filing of Form 15CA with accountant's Form 15CB certificate.
Rule 37BB requires the person responsible for payment to furnish information under sub-section (6) of section 195 in Form No.15CA after obtaining an accountant's certificate in Form No.15CB; Form No.15CA must be filed electronically to the designated Income-tax Department website and a signed printout submitted before remittance, and the Director-General of Income-tax (Systems) will specify procedures, formats and standards for secure data capture, transmission and administration.

Newsprint Control amendment adds an indigenous manufacturer to the Schedule, updating the regulatory registry under industrial regulation.
The Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2009 inserts a new Schedule entry adding M/s. Anand Triplex Board Limited, 9th KM Mawana Road, Village Saini, Meerut District, Uttar Pradesh, as an indigenous newsprint manufacturer and takes effect from its publication in the Official Gazette, thereby updating the Schedule of the Newsprint Control Order, 2004 under the cited enabling provision.

Tax exemption notification for a charitable society contingent on exclusive application of income and statutory compliance.
Notification grants tax exemption status to Asha Dham Ashram Society subject to conditions: exclusive application or accumulation of income for charitable objects; investment limited to legally permitted modes; business income only exempt if incidental and recorded in separate books; regular filing of income-tax returns; and transfer of surplus assets on dissolution to a similar charitable organization. The notification applies only to receipts on behalf of the society and taxability of income will be determined under the Income-tax Act.

Appointment under Section 68N: S.C. Gupta named Member of Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property upon taking charge.
Appointment of Shri S.C. Gupta, an Indian Revenue Service officer then Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Shimla, as Member of the Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property is notified under Section 68N of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act read with the Tribunal's Conditions of Service Rules; the appointment is effective from the date he took charge and he shall hold office until attaining the age of sixty-two years or until further orders.

Exchange rate amendment for Australian dollar and Swedish kroner takes effect, updating import and export rates.
Amendment to the customs exchange rate schedule substitutes the entries for specified foreign currencies in Schedule I of Notification No. 21/2009 CUSTOMS (N. T.) under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, replacing Serial Nos. 1 and 8 to prescribe distinct import and export rates for the Australian dollar and the Swedish kroner, effective on the stated date.

Appointment of tribunal member under statutory authority confirms membership and prescribes tenure pending age limit or further orders.
Notification designates an Indian Revenue Service officer as Member of an appellate tribunal for forfeited property under the statutory appointment power and applicable service rules. The appointee assumed charge on the stated date and shall hold office until attainment of the prescribed upper age limit or until further orders, whichever is earlier; the notification cites the enabling statutory provision and service rules as its legal basis.

Customs duty amendment substitutes Nil rate for a specific tariff entry, changing the effective duty treatment under notification.
Amendment substitutes Nil for the entry in column (4) against S.No. 29A of notification No. 21/2002-Customs, modifying the effective basic and additional duty treatment for that tariff entry; the change is effected under the authority of sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 and published as Notification No. 27/2009-Cus dated 24 March 2009.

Substitution of named appointee under NDPS Act: Shri B. K. Srivastava replaced by Shri S. C. Gupta.
The Central Government, exercising the power under Section 68N(1) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, amends the earlier notification S.O.1849(E) dated 27th October, 2006 by substituting the words and letters "Shri B. K. Srivastava" with "Shri S. C. Gupta"; the amendment is issued as Notification No. 2/2009 dated 24th March, 2009 and signed by the Under Secretary.

Substitution of designated official under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act replaces one named officer with another.
Amendment substitutes the previously named officer with a newly named officer in the principal notification issued under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, made by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) and recorded as a formal notification amending the earlier Government of India instrument.

Establishment of Western Regional Office expands SEBI's regional regulatory jurisdiction to Gujarat and Rajasthan for investor protection.
The Board, invoking sub-section (4) of Section 3 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, has established a Western Regional Office at Ahmedabad to perform delegated regulatory functions relating to investor protection, market regulation and supervision of issuers and intermediaries, with responsibilities extending to the territorial jurisdiction of Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Provisional safeguard duty on aluminium imports from China imposed temporarily to address market disruption to domestic industry.
Imposition of provisional safeguard duty on imports of Aluminium Flat Rolled Products and Aluminium Foil from the People's Republic of China, based on preliminary findings that increased imports had caused and threatened market disruption to domestic industry; duties are set as ad valorem rates by tariff heading under the Customs Tariff transitional product-specific safeguard rules and the statutory safeguard provision, with a specified temporal scope subject to earlier revocation, supersession or amendment.

Safeguard duty on Dimethoate Technical imposed provisionally with exclusions for developing countries and limited duration.
Imposition of a provisional safeguard duty on imports of Dimethoate Technical, tariff item 3808 91 23, based on preliminary findings that increased imports caused or threatened serious injury to domestic producers; the Central Government imposed an ad valorem safeguard duty, exempted imports from notified developing countries except the People's Republic of China, and limited the duty's effectiveness to a specified temporary period unless earlier revoked or amended.

Warehousing station designation enables limited establishment of Export Oriented Units under customs law via delegated notification authority.
Declaration that Kambadahalli Village, Basaralu Hobli, Mandya Taluk, Mandya District, Karnataka, is designated as a warehousing station under Section 9 of the Customs Act, 1962 for the limited purpose of setting up an Export Oriented Unit, effected by a delegated notification from the Commissioner of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax.

Appellate Authority for professional regulation established; defines composition, terms, procedure and allowances under governing rules.
Establishes an Appellate Authority to hear appeals under the professional regulation Acts, specifying the Chairperson and Members, their appointment basis, that the Chairperson's and Members' terms of office are as per the relevant statutory provisions, that the Authority shall regulate its own procedure, and that terms, conditions and allowances are governed by the Appellate Authority Rules, 2006; effective from publication in the Official Gazette.

Substitution of statutory forms updates prescribed company forms under Companies General Rules, amending filing requirements and commencement.
The Central Government amends the Companies (Central Government's) General Rules and Forms, 1956 by substituting Forms 1AA, 1AD, 23C and 24 in Annexure 'A', altering prescribed filing formats; the amendment is notified under rulemaking power and specifies an effective commencement date for the substituted forms.

Duty free tariff preference extended to Burkina Faso and Republic of The Gambia under least developed countries list.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends the Schedule to Notification No. 96/2008 Customs concerning duty free tariff preference for Least Developed Countries, substituting the specified serial entry with Burkina Faso and inserting Republic of The Gambia after the fourteenth entry, thereby expanding the list of beneficiary countries.