– Notification on Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018 (dated-06.06.2023)- BIS.

• The Government of India vide notification Ref: HQ-PUB013/1/2020-PUB-BIS (615), prescribes the date of establishments of Indian Standards as mentioned in column (3) and the date of withdrawal of Indian Standards as mentioned in column (5). Please refer to the notifications for more details.

– Notification regarding revision of minimum rate of wages for scheduled employment in construction or maintenance of roads or in building operations w.e.f 07.06.2023(dated-07.06.2023)-Govt. of Maharashtra.

– Notification on rationalization of Branch Authorisation Policy for Urban Co-operative Banks (dated- 08.06.2023) – RBI.

• The Reserve Bank of India, vide a notification rationalized the Branch Authorisation Policy for Urban Co-operative Banks wherein it has been decided to grant general permission for branch expansion in the approved area of operation to financially strong UCBs and further simplified the process to reduce the time taken for granting approvals for opening new branches. The instruction shall be applicable with immediate effect. Please refer to the notification for more details.

– Notification on review of Reserve Bank of India (Call, Notice and Term Money Markets) Directions, 2021 (dated- 08.06.2023) – RBI.

• The Reserve Bank of India, vide a notification reviewed the Reserve Bank of India (Call, Notice and Term Money Markets) Directions, 2021 wherein it has been decided that Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding small finance banks and payment banks) may set their own limits for borrowing in Call and Notice Money Markets. The instruction shall be applicable with immediate effect. Please refer to the notification for more details.

Public notice regarding the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Net Metering for Renewable Energy) (First Amendment) Draft Regulations, 2023 (dated- 26.05.2023) – Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission.

• In exercise of the power conferred under Section 181 read with Section 61 (h), Section 86 (1) (e) of the Electricity Act, 2003, Regulation 16 of DERC (Net Metering for Renewable Energy) Regulations, 2014 and all other powers enabling it in this behalf and after previous publication, hereby amend the following Regulation in DERC (Net Metering for Renewable Energy) Regulations, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as “the Principal Guidelines”) called the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Net Metering for Renewable Energy) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2023. The stakeholders are requested to forward their comments and suggestions on the said Draft Regulations to the Commission, latest by 5:00 PM on 26/06/2023, refer attachment for further details.

– Circular regarding online registration through MCA portal and inspection of the units (dated-02.06.2023, published on 07.06.2023)-ESIC.

• Registered employers under MCA with zero number of employees have informed that ‘dormant’ option is not reflecting in their employer id. For which application has been developed that Companies registered in ESIC through MCA portal have to declare the status of the company with in six month of registration to avoid defaulter action and further extended before the end of the ‘inactive’ mode. The option of declaring ‘inactive mode is not available to employer after expiry of six months’, refer attachment for further details.

– Multiple Notifications under the Bureau of Indian Standard Rules, 2018(dated- 05.06.2023)-BIS.

• The Government of India vide notification Ref: HQ-PUB017/1/2020-PUB-BIS (611), mentioned the date of withdrawal of Indian Standards as mentioned in column (3).
• The Government of India vide notification Ref: HQ-PUB013/1/2020-PUB-BIS (610), prescribes the date of establishments of Indian standards as mentioned in column (3) and date of withdrawal of Indian Standards as mentioned in column (5).
• The Government of India vide notification no. Ref: HQ-PUB014/2/2020-PUB-BIS (614) mentioned the date as 28th May 2024 in column (5) for continuance of Indian Standards without any amendment. Please refer to the notifications for more details.

– Notification of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023 (dated- 05.06.2023) – Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

• In the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022, in rule 1, in sub-rule (2), for the figures, letters and words “1st day of June 2023”, the figures, letters and words “1st day of July 2023” shall be substituted, refer attachment for further details.

– Circular regarding implementation of Aadhaar seeding of Insured persons using IP Portal or through their respective employer using Employer portal (dated-25.05.2023, published on 06.06.2023)-ESIC.

• ESIC in its circular confirmed that an online provision for seeding and authentication of Aadhaar has been deployed to seed Aadhaar by exiting employees for self & family with OTP verification. User manual attached.

– Notification waiving the late fee to furnish the return in Form GSTR-4 under the Jharkhand Goods and Services Tax Act, 201 (dated – 05.06.2023) -Government of Jharkhand.

• The Government of Jharkhand, vide a notification, amended notification S.O. 3, dated the 3rd of January 2018, inserting a proviso waiving the amount of late fee payable under section 47 of under the Jharkhand Goods and Services Tax Act, 201, for furnishing the return in Form GSTR-4 for the Financial years from 2019-20 to 2021-22, which is in excess of two hundred and fifty rupees. Additionally, the late fee is fully waived, for the said period, where the total amount of state tax payable in the said return is nil. Please refer to the notification for more details.

– Notification prescribing special procedure in respect of filing the return under the Jharkhand Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (dated – 05.06.2023) – Government of Jharkhand.

• The Government of Jharkhand notifies that the registered persons who failed to furnish a valid return within a period of thirty days from the service of the assessment order issued on or before the 28th day of February 2023 under sub-section (1) of section 62 of the Jharkhand Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, as the classes of registered persons, in respect of whom said assessment order shall be deemed to have been withdrawn if such registered persons follow the special procedures as specified in the notification. Please refer to the notification for more details.

– Notification waiving the late fee to furnish the return under the Jharkhand Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (dated – 05.06.2023) – Government of Jharkhand.

• The Government of Jharkhand, vide a notification, waives the amount of late fee referred to in section 47 of the Jharkhand Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, in respect of the return to be furnished under section 44 of the said Act for the financial year 2022-23 for certain class of registered persons. Please refer to the notification for more details.

– Notification extending the time limit for recovery of tax not paid or short paid or of input tax credit wrongly availed or utilized (dated – 05.06.2023)- Government of Jharkhand.

– The Government of Jharkhand, vide a notification, extended the time limit for recovery of tax not paid or short paid or of input tax credit wrongly availed or utilized, for the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20, till 31st December 2023, 31st March 2024, and 30th June 2024, respectively. Please refer to the notification for more details.

– Notification amending Clause (h) of the Explanation of the previous notification no. 13/2017-State Tax (Rate) (dated- 05.06.2023) – Government of Jharkhand.

The Government of Jharkhand, vide a notification amended Clause (h) of the Explanation of the previous notification no. 13/2017-State Tax (Rate), dated 29th June 2017, under the Jharkhand Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. As per the notification for the words “and State Legislatures” the words “, State Legislatures, Courts and Tribunals” shall be substituted. This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of March 2023 Please refer to the notification for more details.

– Notification under Andhra Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (dated – 05.06.2023) – Government of Andhra Pradesh.

• The Government of Andhra Pradesh, vide a notification, amended the table in G.O.Ms.No.259, REVENUE (CT-II) DEPARTMENT, dated the 29th June 2017, under the Andhra Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relating to the option available for GTA who commences new business or crosses the threshold for registration during any Financial Year, pay GST on the services supplied by it during that Financial Year by making a declaration in Annexure V. Please refer to the notification for more details.