Friday, October 2, 2020

10 important government rules changing from 01.10.2020 that you should know







No Physical verification of
Driving license, LPG connection will not be free, TCS 5% etc

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1) No physical verification of
documents like Driving License and RC
.

 valid soft copy of these documents
attached to the vehicle.The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued
notification of various such amendments made in the Motor Vehicles Rules 1989,
which will come into effect from October 1. In a step towards easing commuter
convenience, the central government is set to digitise documents including
maintenance of vehicles, driving licences and e-challans that will now be done
through an information technology portal from 1 October 2020. Drivers can
maintain their vehicle documents on Central govt's online portal like
Digi-locker or m-parivahan.

2) Mobile phones only for route
navigation

According to the amendments made
in the Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 by the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways, you will now be able to use mobile for route navigation in such a
manner that it shall not disturb the concentration of the driver while driving.

3) LPG connection will not be
free
: Under the marque Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), the process of
getting a gas connection for free is ending on 30 September 2020.

4) TCS: 5% tax will be levied on
foreign fund transfer
any amount sent abroad to buy foreign tour packages, and
every other foreign remittance made above ₹7 lakh, will attract a
tax-collected-at source (TCS) beginning 1 October unless tax is already
deducted at source (TDS) on that amount. While the tax on foreign tour packages
will be 5% for any amount, for other foreign remittances the tax will kick in
only for the amount spent above ₹7 lakh.

5) Sweet sellers will need to
display 'best before date'
. FSSAI has directed the sweet shop owners to adhere
to the protocol from 1 October.

6) New health insurance rules to
be implemented

The changes in the health
insurance cover have of course being introduced in the aftermath of Covid-19.
The prices for premium health services will eventually rise. The new health
insurance rules to be introduced post-Covid-19 inclusion will make 17 permanent
illnesses outside the cover.

7) Buying television sets can be
expensive.

Open cell panels will attract 5%
import duty from 1 October, with the government saying that a duty exemption
expiring at the end of this month will not be extended . As part of
'Atmanirbhar Bharat' the government is keen to expand domestic production
capacity for open cell panels so that imports can be curbed. The one-year
exemption given to the item expires, 30 September.

8) RBI’s new credit and debit
card rules

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
has issued new guidelines to secure debit and credit cards. These changes will
be effective from 1st October 2020. According to the new guidelines, card users
will now be able to register opt-in or opt-out of services, spend limits, etc.
for international transactions, online transactions as well as contactless card
transactions.

9) FSSAI bans blending of
mustard oil
with any other cooking oil from October 1st 2020. In a letter to
commissioner of food safety of all states and Union Territories, FSSAI said the
"blending of mustard oil with any other edible oil in India has been
prohibited with effect from October 1, 2020."

10) New TCS regime

The Income Tax Department issued
guidelines for applicability of TCS provision which requires an e-commerce
operator to deduct 1 per cent tax on sale of goods and services. The new Tax
Collected at Source (TCS) regime will come into effect from October 1 . The
Finance Act, 2020 inserted a new section 194-O in the Income-tax Act 1961 which
mandates that with effect from October 1, 2020, an e-commerce operator shall
deduct income tax at the rate of 1 per cent of the gross amount of sale of
goods or provision of service or both, facilitated through its digital or
electronic facility or platform.

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