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

Cyber Security Committee|Electronics Manufacturing Committee|Information and Communication Technology Committee / January 22, 2024

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

Industry concern for Trusted Electronics Value Chain (TEVC) standards of STQC

Cyber Security Committee|Electronics Manufacturing Committee|Information and Communication Technology Committee / January 22, 2024

On Feb 1st, 2021, AMCHAM India submitted industry concern for Trusted Electronics Value Chain (TEVC) standards of STQC to Mr. Saurabh Gaur, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India on February 1st, 2021. Uncertain implementation process, additional layer of certification, TEVC Certification Scheme to be accepted globally, etc. were some

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

Industry concern for delay in BIS Certification

Cyber Security Committee|Electronics Manufacturing Committee|Information and Communication Technology Committee / January 22, 2024

AMCHAM India expressed industry concerns to Ms. Asha Nangia, Scientist G, Industrial Promotion, Electronics & Hardware Manufacturing Division, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), Government of India, about the drastic increase in BIS certification time, resulting in delays with no clear Turn Around Time (TAT). The issue caused uncleared applications, which resulted in changes in

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

Concerns on the proposed Amendments to the Equalisation Levy: Industry request

Cyber Security Committee|Electronics Manufacturing Committee|Information and Communication Technology Committee / January 22, 2024

Based on the consultation conducted with industry members, AMCHAM India compiled and shared industry concerns and requests on the proposed amendments to the Equalisation Levy as mentioned in the Government of India’s Finance Bill for the Union Budget 2021-22 with Mr. Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India on May

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

Industry inputs on the proposed Labour Code

HR Committee / January 22, 2024

AMCHAM India submitted a brief study that highlighted various aspects of labour codes, focuses on some areas of challenge and provides some suggestions which will help minimize the challenges & members’ inputs on the Draft Labour Code (Centre) & inputs on the Draft Labour Code (States)

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HR Committee

Draft Regulations on Extended Producer Responsibility for Plastic Packaging : inputs for consideration

Agriculture and Food Processing Committee / January 22, 2024

Inputs submitted to the to the committee that was constituted to evaluate mechanism for the implementation of the provisions of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 especially with respect to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in 2017. /p>

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Agriculture and Food Processing Committee

Non-operation of the DGFT portal to claim MEIS benefits which are due to be phased out by Dec 31, 2021

Economic Affairs / January 22, 2024

The Economic Affairs Committee at AMCHAM made a representation to the Director General at the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on 21st December 2021 regarding the non-operation of the DGFT portal to claim MEIS benefits which are due to be phased out by Dec 31, 2021. AMCHAM members were having trouble filing MEIS online

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Economic Affairs

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

Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee / January 22, 2024

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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Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

Request for clarification on export position for IT/ ITeS sector

Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee / January 22, 2024

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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Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

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

Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee / January 22, 2024

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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Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee

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

Industry concern for Trusted Electronics Value Chain (TEVC) standards of STQC

Industry concern for delay in BIS Certification

Concerns on the proposed Amendments to the Equalisation Levy: Industry request

Industry inputs on the proposed Labour Code

Draft Regulations on Extended Producer Responsibility for Plastic Packaging : inputs for consideration

Non-operation of the DGFT portal to claim MEIS benefits which are due to be phased out by Dec 31, 2021

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

Request for clarification on export position for IT/ ITeS sector

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

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