Prohibition exemption for wheat flour exports to Maldives permits specified shipment via designated exporter under foreign trade policy.
The prohibition on export of wheat flour shall not be applicable to export of a specified quantity of wheat flour during 2009-10 to Maldives through M/s. PEC Limited, as an addition to the existing notification under the Foreign Trade Policy.

Valuation threshold change reallocates pending valuation references to lower-tier officers under amended wealth tax rules and updates transfer criteria.
Amendment to rule 3A raises the monetary thresholds in sub rule (3) for transfers among valuation officers, and substitutes sub rule (4) creating a transitional procedure: for valuations pending on 13 February 2009, the District Valuation Officer shall transfer references to the Valuation Officer when the asset value declared in the return does not exceed the revised upper threshold, and the Valuation Officer shall transfer references to the Assistant Valuation Officer when the declared value does not exceed the revised lower threshold.

Tax exemption approval for charitable society subject to strict compliance, investment limits, accumulation rules and anonymous donation restrictions.
Approval under Section 10(23C)(v) is granted to The Salem Diocese Society from assessment year 2009-2010 subject to conditions: income must be applied or accumulated only for its objects with limited accumulation periods; funds must be invested only in modes allowed by Section 11(5); income from trade or commercial activities is excluded; audits and returns must be filed as required; anonymous donations are excluded; surplus on dissolution must transfer to an exclusively charitable organization; and prior approval is required for bylaw amendments.

Special Economic Zone deemed Inland Container Depot under customs law, conferring ICD status on the specified SEZ.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, appoints the multi-product SEZ at Villages Valipor and Sarod, Taluka Jambusar, District Bharuch by M/s. Sterling SEZ Private Limited as deemed to be an Inland Container Depot under Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, with effect from 11 February 2009.

Special Economic Zone amendment substitutes the area table to designate specific villages and survey entries for the SEZ.
An amendment under the Special Economic Zones framework substitutes the prior notification's table by inserting a new schedule that identifies two villages with their survey identifiers, records their individual land areas and states the consolidated total area for the SEZ land parcels.

Customs duty exemption: substitution of Nil entries for specified tariff items to extend exemptions to newspaper and magazine publishing.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 21/2002-Customs by substituting the entries in column (4) of the Table for S. No. 154, S. No. 154A and S. No. 156 with the entry "Nil", thereby recording zero duty for those tariff items by Notification No. 13/2009.

SSI exemption modification: inputs for goods bearing another's brand excluded and plastic bags added to exemptible inputs.
The amendment excludes from the SSI exemption inputs used in manufacture of specified goods bearing the brand name or trade name of another person, rendering such inputs ineligible under paragraph 4; and it expands clause (e) of paragraph 4 by adding "plastic bags" to the existing list "PP caps, crown corks, metal labels".

Deeming Special Economic Zone as Inland Container Depot under Customs Act allows SEZ developed by Enfield Energy to be treated.
The Central Government appoints a date from which the non-conventional energy including solar energy equipment/cell Special Economic Zone at Kanksa, Panagarh, District Burdwan, West Bengal, developed by M/s. Enfield Energy Limited, shall be deemed to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, by exercise of powers conferred under the Special Economic Zones Act.

Approval Committee constitution for SEZ sets membership, developer representation, and substitute representation for administrative approvals.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the non conventional energy including solar energy equipment/cell SEZ at Kanksa, Panagarh, West Bengal, under the Special Economic Zones Act to administer approvals for the zone developed by M/s. Enfield Energy Limited. The notification prescribes the Committee's membership-Chairperson Development Commissioner (ex officio), specified ex officio central and state nominees, and a developer representative as Special Invitee-and a substitution rule permitting a designated senior officer to represent the Development Commissioner in his absence.

Special Economic Zone designation for non-conventional energy formalises sector-specific development and operation of notified land.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Special Economic Zones Act and SEZ Rules, notifies a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for non-conventional energy including solar equipment at Kanksa, Panagarh, Burdwan, as proposed by M/s. Enfield Energy Limited; the government recorded satisfaction of statutory prerequisites and prior letter of approval, and notified specified survey plots aggregating 25 acres as the SEZ by S.O. 440(E) dated 10 February 2009.

Customs duty reduction: specified tariff entries reduced to a lower uniform rate for two listed items under amended notification.
Substitutes the entries in column (4) against S. No. 65 and S. No. 66 of the Table to Notification No.21/2002 Customs with a lower uniform duty entry, under the power conferred by sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, effected by Notification No.12/2009 Customs dated 10th February 2009.

Approval Committee constitution establishes membership and developer representation for a sector specific hardware and software SEZ.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under Section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for a sector-specific hardware and software SEZ at specified villages in Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, superseding a prior notification; sets out the Committee's composition with a Development Commissioner as Chairperson, specified ex-officio members from central and state agencies, and a Special Invitee representing the developer M/s. Platinum Holdings Private Limited.

Appointment of Development Commissioner: Director STPI Borjhar designated and required to follow Department of Commerce directions and report periodically.
The Central Government designates the Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Borjhar as the Development Commissioner for the SEZ developed by M/s. Bengal Shapoorji Infrastructure Development Private Limited at Bidhannagar Township, Durgapur; the incumbent must follow directions of the Central Government, the Department of Commerce and the Board of Approval on Special Economic Zones, submit periodic reports as prescribed, and is responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions taken, while personal service matters remain governed by the Department of Information Technology or the Software Technology Parks of India.

Deemed Inland Container Depot status for an IT/ITES SEZ, applying the Customs Act framework to the zone.
The information technology and information technology enabled services Special Economic Zone at Bidhannagar Township, Durgapur, developed by M/s. Bengal Shapoorji Infrastructure Development Private Limited, is deemed to be an Inland Container Depot under Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, by appointment made under sub section (2) of Section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, thereby subjecting the SEZ site to the customs legal framework applicable to Inland Container Depots.

Approval Committee constituted under Section 13(1) SEZ Act; membership and developer representative specified for project oversight.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under Section 13(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for the IT/ITES SEZ developed by M/s Bengal Shapoorji Infrastructure Development Private Limited, designating the Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio) and listing ex officio members and nominees from the Department of Commerce, Zonal JDGFT, Customs/Central Excise, Income Tax, Ministry of Finance (Banking), two state nominated officers, plus a special invitee representative of the developer.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT/ITES enabling notified land allocation and regulatory approval under SEZ legal framework.
Notification designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Bidhannagar Township, Durgapur, proposed by M/s. Bengal Shapoorji Infrastructure Development Private Limited; a letter of approval was granted and, relying on the Special Economic Zones Act and SEZ Rules, the Central Government notified specified survey/plot numbers in Mouza Gopinathpur aggregating 25.000 acres (10.12 hectares) as the SEZ, with an official file reference and signatory; the notification was later rescinded by a subsequent notification.

Inland Container Depot designation: IT and ITES sector at Adibatla deemed ICD under Customs Act section seven.
The Central Government declares the information technology and information technology enabled services sector at Adibatla Village, operated by M/s. Tata Consultancy Services Limited, to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, effective from 5 February 2009, pursuant to sub-section (2) of Section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act 2005.

Approval Committee for IT/ITES SEZ constituted under Section 13, specifying ex officio members, government nominees and invitees.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under Section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for the IT/ITES SEZ proposed by M/s. Tata Consultancy Services Limited, and prescribes its composition: Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio); Ministry of Commerce nominee; Joint Director General of Foreign Trade; Customs or Central Excise and Income Tax Commissioners or nominees with territorial jurisdiction; Director (Banking), Ministry of Finance; two State nominated officers of Joint Secretary rank; and the developer's representative as special invitee.

Special Economic Zone designation enables establishment of an IT/ITES sector zone at Adibatla under the SEZ Act.
The Central Government, exercising powers under Section 4(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, notifies a specified parcel at Adibatla Village (Survey No. 255/Part; area 30.35175 hectares) as a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services, following a proposal and letter of approval granted to M/s. Tata Consultancy Services Limited under Section 3 of the Act.

Amendment to Foreign Trade Policy expands product scope to include other products beyond flowers, fruits and vegetables.
The Foreign Trade Policy amendment replaces the phrase 'Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables' in the third sub paragraph of Para 3.8.2 (FTP RE2008) with 'Flowers, Fruits, Vegetables and Other Products', expanding the defined product category; the change is made under powers of Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 and Para 1.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009.