Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
October 2013
Highlights of this Issue
RBI releases second quarter review of Monetary Policy (p. 2)
RBI reduced the marginal standing facility to 8.75%, and increased the repo rate to 7.75%. It reduced the growth projection for the economy in 2013-14 to 5%.
JPC submits report on allocation and pricing of telecom licences and spectrum (p. 6)
The Joint Parliamentary Committee recommended a review of spectrum pricing by TRAI and formulation of a clear policy by the government in consultation with concerned departments.
Expert Group on Diesel, Domestic LPG and PDS Kerosene pricing submits report (p. 10)
The expert group recommended a reduction of subsidy and price hike for regulated petroleum products.
Housing ministry releases draft model policy on affordable housing (p. 13)
The policy seeks to promote affordable housing, through interventions by the central and state governments in land, finance and legal and regulatory structures.
SC directs setting up of Civil Services Board; fixed tenure for bureaucrats (p. 15)
The Supreme Court directed that a Civil Services Board be set up for the management of transfers, postings and ordered a fixed minimum tenure of civil servants at the centre and state levels.
Third and fourth set of draft Rules under Companies Act, 2013 released (p. 9)
The draft Rules pertain to acceptance of deposits by companies, the National Financial Reporting Authority and the Investor Education and Protection Fund.
Supreme Court holds that co operative societies are outside the ambit of RTI (p. 16)
The judgment holds that co operative societies would not fall under the definition of public authority in the Right to Information Act, 2005, and hence are not bound to provide information to citizens under the Act.