Rates of room charges of Holiday Homes and Touring Officer Hostel under M/O Urban Development- Revision thereof.

No.D-11028/23/82-Regions(Vol.II)
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estates

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.
Dated 10th July, 2012.

Office Memorandum

Subject: Rates of room charges of Holiday Homes and Touring Officer Hostel under M/O Urban Development- Revision thereof.

   In supersession of this Directorate’s O.M. of even No. dated 30th January, 2012, the undersigned is directed to say that the rate of booking charges of rooms/suits in Holiday Homes, Touring Officers’ Hostels/Guest Houses under the control of Directorate of Estates have been revised with the approval of the Hon’ble Minister of Urban Development. The revised rate list on per day basis is enclosed for information and necessary action.

Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme to offset disability and attract investments in Electronics Systems Design and Manufacturing Industries.

                   The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal to provide a special incentive package to promote large-scale manufacturing in the Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) sector. The scheme is called the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS). The main features of M-SIPS are as follows:
 
(i)           The scheme provides subsidy for investments in capital expenditure - 20% for investments in SEZs and 25% in non-SEZs. It also provides for reimbursement of CVD/excise for capital equipment for the non-SEZ units. For high technology and high capital investment units, like fabs, reimbursement of central taxes and duties is also provided.
 
(ii)          The incentives are available for investments made in a project within a period of 10 years from the date of approval.

PFRDA Issues Revised Set of Guidelines for Registration of Pension Fund Managers to Manage National Pension System for the Non-Government and Private Sector.

   The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) today issued a revised set of guidelines for registration of Pension Fund Managers (PFMs) to manage the National Pension System (NPS) for the non-government and private sector.

   The revised guidelines, available on PFRDA’s website www.pfrda.org.in, have done away with the earlier bidding process, wherein a pre-determined number of slots were bid for by the PFMs, and the fees charged by them for managing the pension funds had to be uniform for all players. The earlier process has now been replaced by a system which lays down the eligibility criteria for registration as PFMs, and all interested players desiring to enter the pension industry, can register as PFMs subject to their fulfilling the eligibility criteria. There is no limitation on the number of PFMs. Further, the PFMs are now allowed to prescribe their own fee charges, subject to an overall ceiling to be laid down by PFRDA. It is expected that this would provide for an economically viable business model for the PFMs attracting a fresh set of entrants into the pension industry, and the resultant competition would ensure market driven fee structures, which would work to the advantage of the pension subscribers.