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Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017 and revisions thereof (“PPP-MII Order”): SW Industry Concerns

Soft Industry concerns on Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017 and revisions thereof (“PPP-MII Order”) were submitted to Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) on October 25, 2021 by the AMCHAM India.

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Cyber Security Committee|Electronics Manufacturing Committee|Information and Communication Technology Committee

Recommendation on India-US Cooperation in New & Emerging Technologies

AMCHAM India submitted a recommendation on India-US Cooperation in New & Emerging Technologies to Mr. Satyajit Mohanty, Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat PMO on September 23, 2021. The submission included important topics such as Data corridors & Role of Data Issues in Trade Agreements, Digitisation and Cloud Technology, Data localisation, etc.

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Cyber Security Committee|Electronics Manufacturing Committee|Information and Communication Technology Committee

Recommendation on Cyber Security Concerns sent to Lt. General Rajesh Pant, National Cyber Security Coordinator, National Security Council Secretariat, PMO

AMCHAM India shared recommendations on cyber security concerns with Lt. General Rajesh Pant, National Cyber Security Coordinator, National Security Council Secretariat, PMO on September 21st, 2021. Highlights were the creation of a Cyber Security Corridor with the U.S.A., emerging tech security, cryptocurrency tech policy, trusted telecon certificate, etc.

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Cyber Security Committee|Electronics Manufacturing Committee|Information and Communication Technology Committee

Submission on certain anomalies in Remission of duties and Taxes on Exported Products rates (RODTEP)

The Government of India had issued a new framework called “Remission of duties and Taxes on Exported Products” (RODTEP), for providing export incentives to some critical sectors. This scheme has replaced the old scheme – “Merchandise Exports from India Scheme” (MEIS). The committee requested for governments’s intervention in removing so e anomalies present in the

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Agriculture and Food Processing Committee

Request to preserve the ongoing exemption of Goods and Service Tax (GST) for international air and ocean freight services

The Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee at AMCHAM made a representation to the Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on 8th Sept. 2021, with a request to preserve the ongoing exemption of Goods and Service Tax (GST) for international air and ocean freight services. government’s continued emphasis on promoting exports.

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By Tax, Tariff, & Regulatory Affairs Committee

Request for clarification on export position for IT/ ITeS sector

The Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee at AMCHAM made a representation to the Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on 26th Aug. 2021, with a request for clarification on export position for IT/ ITeS sector. The clarifications were sought on entities being regarded as “merely establishments of a distinct entity”

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By Tax, Tariff, & Regulatory Affairs Committee

Request for deferral of Sections 194Q, 206AB and 206CCA of the Income-tax Act, 1961

The Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee at AMCHAM made a representation to the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 30th June 2021, with a request for deferral of Sections 194Q, 206AB and 206CCA of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Considering the several concerns highlighted in the representation and in view of

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By Tax, Tariff, & Regulatory Affairs Committee