AmCham India Advocacy: Championing U.S.-India Business Interests

Advocacy

AMCHAM India takes up issues and concerns that impact American business in India. Operational challenges faced by U.S. companies are regularly addressed to ministries and departments of both the government of India and the U.S. government.

The communication to the government is spearheaded by AMCHAM committees and representations are made after extensive consultation with member companies. Copies of AMCHAM’s formal communication to the government can be viewed here.

Communication to Government

Submission on the Draft Amendment to Intermediary Guidelines

January 31, 2019 Information and Communication Technology Committee

On 31st January, AMCHAM India sent a submission on the Draft Amendment to the Intermediary Guidelines to Mr. Ajay Prakash
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Inputs on GST provisions

December 18, 2018 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

On 18 December, AMCHAM India had submitted inputs on GST Provisions, to the Commissioner – GST Policy Wing, CBDT, Mr. Upender
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Suggestions for Inclusions under Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 – 2% CSR Spend

December 14, 2018 CSR Committee

On 14th December, AMCHAM submitted suggestions for inclusions under Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 – the 2% CSR
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Pre-Budget Memorandum 2019 – 20

December 14, 2018 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

On 14th December, AMCHAM submitted suggestions, a Pre-Budget Memorandum: 2019-2020 was sent to the Hon’ble Finance Minister , Mr. Arun
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Views on Intermediary Services in the ITeS Sector Under GST

December 6, 2018 Information and Communication Technology Committee, Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

On 6th December, AMCHAM submitted views on intermediary services in the ITeS sector under GST Act 2017 based on inputs
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Feedback on Draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018

October 10, 2018 Information and Communication Technology Committee

On 10th October, AMCHAM submitted a response to the Draft Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 to the Ministry of Electronics
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Inauguration of Bengal Silicon Valley Hub 13th August 2018

August 13, 2018 Agriculture and Food Processing Committee|Events>Events 2018>August 2018

The Chief Minister of West Bengal, Ms. Mamta Banerjee, laid the foundation stone at the Bengal Silicon Valley IT Hub
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Recommendations on Draft National Digital Communications Policy 2018

June 1, 2018 Information and Communication Technology Committee

AMCHAM submitted recommendations on the Draft National Digital Communications Policy 2018 to the Department of Telecommunications on June 1st, 2018.
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Pre-Budget Memorandum on Direct and Indirect Taxes 2018-19

December 7, 2017 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee presented the Pre-Budget Memorandum 2018-19 to the Chairman, CBDT, and his team in
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U.S. Companies’ Role in Public Procurement for Cybersecurity Products and Solutions

October 27, 2017 Information and Communication Technology Committee

AMCHAM’s ICT Committee submitted recommendations relating to the U.S. Companies’ Role in Public Procurement for Cybersecurity Products and Solutions to
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Representation on Sixty Days of GST – Implementation Challenges

September 8, 2017 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee sent a representation to Mr. Hasmukh Adhia, Secretary, Department of Revenue, on the
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Recommendations Relating to the IT Industry

August 30, 2017 Information and Communication Technology Committee

AMCHAM’s ICT Committee submitted recommendations relating to the IT industry to Mr. Ajay Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information
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Suggestions on the 2018 National Telecom Policy

August 29, 2017 Information and Communication Technology Committee

AMCHAM’s ICT Committee submitted suggestions on the 2018 National Telecom Policy to Ms. Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications.Read MoreLetter
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AMCHAM Ganga Action Plan End-to-End Solution by Member Companies

August 28, 2017 Infrastructure and Smart Cities Committee

AMCHAM’s Infrastructure and Smart Cities Committee submitted the AMCHAM Ganga Action Plan — an end-to-end solution by member companies —
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Representation on Clarification Related to Final Guidelines for Establishing ‘Place of Effective Management’ (POEM) in India

August 25, 2017 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee made a representation to Mr. Sushil Chandra, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes,
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AMCHAM Representation on Goods and Services Tax w.r.t. Anti-Profiteering

August 18, 2017 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

AMCHAM Representation on Goods and Services Tax w.r.t. Anti-ProfiteeringAMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee made a representation on GST
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AMCHAM’s Agriculture and Food Processing Committee Representation to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

July 6, 2017 Agriculture and Food Processing Committee

AMCHAM’s Agriculture and Food Processing Committee Representation to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers WelfareAMCHAM’s Representation to the Ministry of
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AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee Representation On Goods and Services Tax

June 23, 2017 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee made a representation to the Finance Minister, Revenue Secretary, and Chairman, CBEC.AMCHAM Representation
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AmCham-AdvaMed Submission on New Medical Device Rules

December 29, 2016 Medical Devices Committee

AmCham-AdvaMed provided comments on the new medical device rules to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) on 29th December
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AmCham Defense Committee Recommendations on the Strategic Partnership clause of DPP

December 22, 2016 Defense Committee

AmCham’s Defense Committee made recommendations to Mr. Manohar Parrikar, Defence Minister, GOI, on the Strategic Partnership clause of DPP on
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AmCham Submitted Pre-Budget Proposals on Direct and Indirect Taxes to the Ministry of Finance

November 17, 2016 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

Pre-budget proposals on direct and indirect taxes were submitted by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to the Ministry of
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AmCham-AdvaMed Submitted Recommendations on the Medical Devices Rule vide Gazette Notification 983(E)

November 16, 2016 Medical Devices Committee

AmCham and AdvaMed jointly submitted recommendations on Medical Devices Rule vide Gazette Notification 983(E) to the Ministry of Health & Family
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AmCham Recommendations on Issues Affecting the IT Sector Under Model GST Tax Law

November 15, 2016 Information and Communication Technology Committee

AmCham recommendations on key issues affecting the Information Technology service sector under model GST Tax Law by the Ministry of
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AmCham Submitted Pre Budget Recommendations for the Medical Devices Sector

November 10, 2016 Medical Devices Committee

AmCham’s Medical Devices Committee submitted pre-budget recommendations for the medical devices sector to Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) on 10th November 2016. (This
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AmCham Submitted Recommendations on Issues Concerning Medical Devices Industry

October 6, 2016 Medical Devices Committee

AmCham submitted recommendations on issues concerning the medical devices industry to Prof. Dr. Jagdish Prasad, Directorate General Health Services (DGHS)
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AmCham – AdvaMed Submitted Comments on Draft Medical Devices Rules

August 30, 2016 Medical Devices Committee

AmCham jointly with AdvaMed had submitted comments on Draft Medical Devices Rules to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
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AmCham Submission on the Licensing Guidelines and Formats for GM Technology Agreements

August 19, 2016 Agriculture and Food Processing Committee

AmCham’s Agriculture and Food Processing Committee submitted comments on the Licensing Guidelines and Formats for GM Technology Agreements to Mr. Shobhana
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AmCham Recommendations to the Vivek Rae Committee

August 16, 2016 Defense Committee

These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Defense Committee to the Vivek Rae Committee on 16th August 2016.Read MoreAmCham Recommended MoD Procurement Organisation

AmCham’s Note on Model Law of GST Bill

August 2, 2016 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to Mr. Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, GOI on
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AmCham’s Suggestions on Mandatory Quoting of PAN

June 27, 2016 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to Mr. Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, GOI on
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AmCham submitted comments on the Proposed Revised Guidelines for Similar Biologics to Drugs Controller General India (DCGI)

May 19, 2016 Pharma Committee

These recommendations were submitted by AmCham Pharma Committee to Drugs Controller General India (DCGI) on 26th April 2016.

AmCham Representations on MAT for IndAS

May 10, 2016 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, on 10th May
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AmCham-AdvaMed Joint Submission on Gazette Notification GSR 1011(E)

February 12, 2016 Medical Devices Committee

These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Medical Devices Committee and AdvaMed to the Under Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, on 12th February
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AmCham’s Comments on GSR 237(E)

February 11, 2016 Medical Devices Committee

These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Medical Devices Committee to Sh. K L Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,
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AmCham Recommendations to Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)

February 2, 2016 Medical Devices Committee

Recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Medical Devices Committee to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) regarding the SUGAM Portal for online submission of
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AmCham’s Recommendations on the Income Computation & Disclosure Standards (ICDS)

December 28, 2015 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to Mr. Hasmukh Adhia, Secretary, Department of Revenue, Mr.
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AmCham’s Recommendations on Most Contentious Legal Tax Issues

November 10, 2015 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to the Central Technical Committee (CTC) set up by
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AmCham’s Pre-Budget Memorandum 2016-17 (Direct Taxes)

November 6, 2015 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

AmCham’s Pre-Budget Memorandum 2016-17 was submitted to the Ministry of Finance on 6th November 2015. Read More AmCham’s Pre-Budget Memorandum 2016-17 (Indirect Taxes) AmCham’s
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AmCham letter to Dr. VK Subburaj, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals regarding UCPMP

October 12, 2015 Medical Devices Committee

AmCham letter to Dr. VK Subburaj, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals regarding UCPMP on 12th October 2015. Read More

AmCham Submission on Inverted Duty Structure

August 13, 2015 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

AmCham’s Tax, Tariff & Regulatory Affairs Committee submitted comments on the issue of inverted duty structure to Mr. Shaktikanta Das,
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AmCham-AdvaMed Submission on Draft Gazette Notification GSR 449

July 17, 2015 Medical Devices Committee

AmCham along with AdvaMed jointly submitted recommendations to Mr. K L Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
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AmCham-AdvaMed Submission on Draft National Medical Devices Policy 2015

July 14, 2015 Medical Devices Committee

AmCham along with AdvaMed jointly submitted recommendations to Dr. VK Subburaj, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals on the Draft National Medical
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AmCham Submission on Rules for Sale and Distribution of Medical Devices in India

June 27, 2015 Medical Devices Committee

Prepared by AmCham’s Medical Devices Committee and submitted on 27th June 2015, as part of a sub group constituted by
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AmCham Representation on GST CAB

June 14, 2015 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

Prepared by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff & Regulatory Affairs Committee and submitted on 14th June 2015.

AmCham’s Submissions on MAT

June 5, 2015 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

Prepared by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff & Regulatory Affairs Committee and submitted on 5th June 2015 to Ms. Anita Kapur, Chairperson,
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Recommendations for Amendments to Existing Clauses (including Offset Contract) of Defense Offset Guidelines Appendix D to Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2013

June 2, 2015 Defense Committee

Prepared by AmCham’s Defense Committee, AmCham has submitted detailed recommendations to the 11 member appointed DPP Expert Committee on Amendments
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AmCham’s Recommendations on DPP 2013 Standard Contract Document Matrix (with DPM article references)

June 2, 2015 Defense Committee

Prepared by AmCham’s Defense Committee and submitted on 2nd June 2015, this is a tabular representation with language changes in
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Policy and Implementation Issues Regarding India’s Offset Policy

June 2, 2015 Defense Committee

As the Government of India considers the formulation and amendment to the next iteration of the Defense Procurement Procedure (DPP),
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AmCham’s Request for Consultation Regarding the National Telecom M2M Roadmap

May 26, 2015 Information and Communication Technology Committee, Uncategorized

Prepared by AmCham’s ICT Committee and submitted on 26th May 2015 to Mr. Rakesh Garg, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications. Read More

AmCham’s Note on Ease of Doing Business in India – Challenges and Recommendations for IT Sector

May 14, 2015 Information and Communication Technology Committee

Prepared by AmCham’s ICT Committee and submitted on 14th May 2015 to Mr. Ajay Shankar, Chairman, Committee on Ease of Doing
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Amcham-AdvaMed Letter to Secretary, DoP

April 16, 2015 Medical Devices Committee

This letter was submitted to Mr. V. K. Subburaj, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers on 16th
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Representation on GST

April 15, 2015 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

AmCham submitted comments and suggestions to Mr. Mani, Chairman, Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on GST Read More Cover Letter to
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Post Budget Memorandum

April 7, 2015 Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

Amcham’s Post Budget Memorandum has three sections: direct taxes, indirect taxes and annexure 1 (which includes the submission made in
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Comments on National Health Policy

March 30, 2015 Medical Devices Committee

The National Health Policy is the first step in achieving universal health coverage by advocating health as a fundamental right,
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AmCham TAA Document

March 28, 2015 Defense Committee

Prepared by AmCham’s Defense Committee, AmCham submitted a document seeking clarifications on pending TAA issues on 28th March 2015. (This document
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AmCham Comments on Draft M2M Roadmap

February 28, 2015 Information and Communication Technology Committee

AmCham’s ICT Committee made recommendations on the draft M@M Roadmap to the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
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Letter to Chairman of NPPA

February 24, 2015 Medical Devices Committee

This letter was submitted on 24th February 2015 to Mr. Injeti Srinivas, Chairman, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, requesting an extension
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Letter to Shri Arun Jaitley from AmCham Medical Devices Committee

February 10, 2015 Medical Devices Committee

This letter was submitted to the Minister of Finance prior to the budget session in February 2015. Read More

AmCham Submission on Draft National IPR Policy

February 2, 2015 Intellectual Property Rights Committee

AmCham’s suggestions on the Draft National IPR Policy was submitted in February 2015 to the Department of Industrial Policy and
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AmCham’s Pre-Budget Submission to Minister Gajapathi Raju, Ministry of Civil Aviation

February 1, 2015 Aviation Committee

AmCham’s Aviation Committee made pre-budget recommendations to the ministry on priority fiscal issues pertaining to the civil aviation sector in
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AmCham High Level Recommendations on D&C Bill 2015

January 2, 2015 Medical Devices Committee

AmCham submission to Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on D&C Bill 2015 was sent to Dr. Shailendra Kumar, Director
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Comments by AmCham India on Draft Internet of Things (IoT) Policy

December 1, 2014 Information and Communication Technology Committee

AmCham’s ICT Committee made recommendations to the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology on 1st December
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AmCham’s Submission to Ministry of Civil Aviation for Level Playing Field for Indian Industry

October 1, 2014 Aviation Committee

AmCham’s Aviation Committee made recommendations to the ministry on removal of VAT and service tax in October 2014. Read More

AmCham’s Paper to Secretary, Ministry Civil Aviation on India as MRO Hub

September 1, 2014 Aviation Committee

AmCham’s Aviation Committee made recommendations to the ministry on key action steps to make India a favorable MRO hub in September
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AmCham’s Post-Budget Recommendations to Minster Ajit Singh, Ministry of Civil Aviation

May 8, 2014 Aviation Committee

AmCham’s Aviation Committee made recommendations to the ministry on priority issues, procedural as well as policy related in May 2014. Read
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AmCham’s Submission to Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, on Investment by U.S. Companies in India in the Aviation Sector

March 1, 2014 Aviation Committee, Uncategorized

AmCham’s Aviation Committee submitted this list in March 2014. (This document is not public.)

AmCham’s Submission to Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, on High Level List of Key Manufacturing Investment by U.S. Companies in India

March 1, 2014 Aviation Committee

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row] [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]AmCham’s Aviation Committee submitted this list in March 2014. (This document is not public.)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

AmCham’s Recommendation to Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation

February 1, 2014 Aviation Committee

AmCham’s Aviation Committee made recommendations to the ministry on priority issues, procedural as well as policy related in February 2014. Read
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