Period of receiving Comments on Draft Guiding Principles for determination of POEM of a Company extended till 9th Jan 2016
Period of receiving Comments on Draft Guiding
Principles for determination of Place of Effective Management (POEM) of a
Company extended till 9th Jan 2016
The draft
guiding principles for determination of Place of Effective Management (PoEM),as
stated in the Explanatory Memorandum to the Finance Bill, 2015; were formulated
and uploaded on the Finance Ministry website (www.finmin.nic.in) and website of the
Income-tax Department (www.incometaxindia.gov.in) for comments from
stakeholders and general public.
The comments
and suggestion on the draft guidance were to be sent by 2nd January, 2016.
Representations
requesting for extension of the last day for submitting comments and
suggestions, have been received and considered.
It has been
decided to extend the period for receiving the comments and suggestion of
stakeholders and general public by a week. Accordingly, the comments
and suggestion on the above draft guidance may now be sent by 9th January, 2016 at
the email address (dirtpl1@nic.in) or by post at the
following address with “Comments on draft Guidance on POEM” written on
the envelop.
The Director
(Tax Policy & Legislation)-I
Central Board
of Direct Taxes,
Room No. 147-D,
North Block,
New Delhi –
110001
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India signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for
US$50 Million for Nai Manzil Education and Skills Training for Minorities
A Financing Agreement for IDA credit of
US$ 50 million (equivalent) for the “Nai Manzil- Education and Skills Training
for Minorities” was signed here with the World Bank. The Financing Agreement
was signed by Mr. Raj Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affair
(DEA) on behalf of the Government of India and by Mr. Michael Haney, World
Bank’s Operations Adviser in India on behalf of the World Bank.
Representative(s) from the Ministry of Minority Affairs and officials from the
World Bank were also present.
The total project size is USD 100 million, out of which USD 50 million will be available as IDA credit, and the balance funding from the Union Budget. The project takes an integrated and holistic approach towards education and skill development of the minority youth, to address the high dropout and unemployment rate among them. Minority BPL (below poverty line) youth in the age group of 17-35 years will be the main beneficiaries of the project. Improvement in the education attainment of the minority youth in the project area and improvement in their employability skills are among the expected outcomes of the project. The project will follow result based financing modality, and project funds will be disbursed on achievement of specific results such as number of student enrolled, number of students successfully completing education and skill components etc. The closing date of the project is 31st October, 2021.
The total project size is USD 100 million, out of which USD 50 million will be available as IDA credit, and the balance funding from the Union Budget. The project takes an integrated and holistic approach towards education and skill development of the minority youth, to address the high dropout and unemployment rate among them. Minority BPL (below poverty line) youth in the age group of 17-35 years will be the main beneficiaries of the project. Improvement in the education attainment of the minority youth in the project area and improvement in their employability skills are among the expected outcomes of the project. The project will follow result based financing modality, and project funds will be disbursed on achievement of specific results such as number of student enrolled, number of students successfully completing education and skill components etc. The closing date of the project is 31st October, 2021.
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