Communication to Government
U.S. Companies’ Role in Public Procurement for Cybersecurity Products and Solutions
AMCHAM’s ICT Committee submitted recommendations relating to the U.S. Companies’ Role in Public Procurement for Cybersecurity Products and Solutions to Mr. Arvind Kumar, Ministry of Electronics and information Technology Read More
Representation on Sixty Days of GST – Implementation Challenges
AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee sent a representation to Mr. Hasmukh Adhia, Secretary, Department of Revenue, on the implementation challenges for the first sixty days of GST. A copy of the letter was also sent to Mr. Alok Shukla, Joint Secretary...
Recommendations Relating to the IT Industry
AMCHAM’s ICT Committee submitted recommendations relating to the IT industry to Mr. Ajay Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology. Read More Letter to Mr. Ajay Sawhney<
Suggestions on the 2018 National Telecom Policy
AMCHAM’s ICT Committee submitted suggestions on the 2018 National Telecom Policy to Ms. Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications. Read More Letter to Ms. Aruna Sundararajan
AMCHAM Ganga Action Plan End-to-End Solution by Member Companies
AMCHAM’s Infrastructure and Smart Cities Committee submitted the AMCHAM Ganga Action Plan --- an end-to-end solution by member companies --- to Mr. Nripendra Misra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister with copies marked to Dr. Shrikar Pardesi, Director, Smart...
Representation on Clarification Related to Final Guidelines for Establishing ‘Place of Effective Management’ (POEM) in India
AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee made a representation to Mr. Sushil Chandra, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, seeking clarification related to final guidelines for establishing ‘Place of Effective Management ‘(POEM) in India. Similar...
AMCHAM Representation on Goods and Services Tax w.r.t. Anti-Profiteering
AMCHAM Representation on Goods and Services Tax w.r.t. Anti-Profiteering AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee made a representation on GST w.r.t. anti-profiteering to Mr. Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister, Government of India. Read More
AMCHAM’s Agriculture and Food Processing Committee Representation to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
AMCHAM's Agriculture and Food Processing Committee Representation to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare AMCHAM's Representation to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee Representation On Goods and Services Tax
AMCHAM’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee made a representation to the Finance Minister, Revenue Secretary, and Chairman, CBEC. AMCHAM Representation On Goods and Services Tax
AmCham-AdvaMed Submission on New Medical Device Rules
AmCham-AdvaMed provided comments on the new medical device rules to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) on 29th December 2016. (This document is not for public disclosure).
AmCham Defense Committee Recommendations on the Strategic Partnership clause of DPP
AmCham's Defense Committee made recommendations to Mr. Manohar Parrikar, Defence Minister, GOI, on the Strategic Partnership clause of DPP on 22nd December 2016. (This document is not for public disclosure).
AmCham Submitted Pre-Budget Proposals on Direct and Indirect Taxes to the Ministry of Finance
Pre-budget proposals on direct and indirect taxes were submitted by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to the Ministry of Finance. AmCham's Pre-Budget Memorandum 2017-18 (Direct Taxes) AmCham's Pre-Budget Memorandum 2017-18 (Indirect Taxes) AmCham's...
AmCham-AdvaMed Submitted Recommendations on the Medical Devices Rule vide Gazette Notification 983(E)
AmCham and AdvaMed jointly submitted recommendations on Medical Devices Rule vide Gazette Notification 983(E) to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) on 16th November 2016. (This document is not for public disclosure).
AmCham Recommendations on Issues Affecting the IT Sector Under Model GST Tax Law
AmCham recommendations on key issues affecting the Information Technology service sector under model GST Tax Law by the Ministry of Finance on June 14th 2016. Read More
AmCham Submitted Pre Budget Recommendations for the Medical Devices Sector
AmCham's Medical Devices Committee submitted pre-budget recommendations for the medical devices sector to Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) on 10th November 2016. (This document is not for public disclosure).
AmCham Submitted Recommendations on Issues Concerning Medical Devices Industry
AmCham submitted recommendations on issues concerning the medical devices industry to Prof. Dr. Jagdish Prasad, Directorate General Health Services (DGHS) on 7th October 2016. (This document is not for public disclosure).
AmCham – AdvaMed Submitted Comments on Draft Medical Devices Rules
AmCham jointly with AdvaMed had submitted comments on Draft Medical Devices Rules to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on 30th August 2016. (This document is not for public disclosure).
AmCham Submission on the Licensing Guidelines and Formats for GM Technology Agreements
AmCham's Agriculture and Food Processing Committee submitted comments on the Licensing Guidelines and Formats for GM Technology Agreements to Mr. Shobhana Pattanayak, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, GOI, on 19th August 2016. Read...
AmCham Recommendations to the Vivek Rae Committee
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham's Defense Committee to the Vivek Rae Committee on 16th August 2016. Read More AmCham Recommended MoD Procurement Organisation
AmCham’s Note on Model Law of GST Bill
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham's Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to Mr. Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, GOI on 2nd August 2016. The note was also sent to Mr. Hasmukh Adhia, Secretary, Department of Revenue, Government of India, Mr....
AmCham’s Suggestions on Mandatory Quoting of PAN
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham's Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to Mr. Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, GOI on 27th June 2016. Read More Cover Letter to Mr. Arun Jaitley
AmCham submitted comments on the Proposed Revised Guidelines for Similar Biologics to Drugs Controller General India (DCGI)
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham Pharma Committee to Drugs Controller General India (DCGI) on 26th April 2016.
AmCham Representations on MAT for IndAS
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, on 10th May 2016. Read More Letter to Chairman CBDT
AmCham-AdvaMed Joint Submission on Gazette Notification GSR 1011(E)
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Medical Devices Committee and AdvaMed to the Under Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, on 12th February 2016. Read More
AmCham’s Comments on GSR 237(E)
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Medical Devices Committee to Sh. K L Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, on 11th February 2016. Read More
AmCham Recommendations to Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)
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 the application for grant of licenses/permission in the medical devices and diagnostics...
AmCham’s Recommendations on the Income Computation & Disclosure Standards (ICDS)
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to Mr. Hasmukh Adhia, Secretary, Department of Revenue, Mr. Arun Kumar Jain, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Director, Tax Policy & Legislation, Central...
AmCham’s Recommendations on Most Contentious Legal Tax Issues
These recommendations were submitted by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee to the Central Technical Committee (CTC) set up by CBDT, Ministry of Finance, on 10th November 2015. Read More
AmCham’s Pre-Budget Memorandum 2016-17 (Direct Taxes)
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 Suggestions Relating to Aerospace and Defence for Budget 2016-17 Cover Letter to Mr....
AmCham letter to Dr. VK Subburaj, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals regarding UCPMP
AmCham letter to Dr. VK Subburaj, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals regarding UCPMP on 12th October 2015. Read More
AmCham Submission on Inverted Duty Structure
AmCham’s Tax, Tariff & Regulatory Affairs Committee submitted comments on the issue of inverted duty structure to Mr. Shaktikanta Das, Secretary, Department of Revenue on 13th August 2015. Read More Cover Letter to Shri Shaktikanta Das
AmCham-AdvaMed Submission on Draft Gazette Notification GSR 449
AmCham along with AdvaMed jointly submitted recommendations to Mr. K L Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on the Draft Gazette Notification GSR 449(E) on 17th July 2015. Read More Cover Letter to Mr. K L Sharma
AmCham-AdvaMed Submission on Draft National Medical Devices Policy 2015
AmCham along with AdvaMed jointly submitted recommendations to Dr. VK Subburaj, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals on the Draft National Medical Devices Policy on 14th July 2015. Read More Cover Letter to Dr. VK Subburaj
AmCham Submission on Rules for Sale and Distribution of Medical Devices in India
Prepared by AmCham’s Medical Devices Committee and submitted on 27th June 2015, as part of a sub group constituted by CDSCO, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, for which AmCham was given the responsibility to lead and submit draft Rules for Sales and Distribution...
AmCham Representation on GST CAB
Prepared by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff & Regulatory Affairs Committee and submitted on 14th June 2015.
AmCham’s Submissions on MAT
Prepared by AmCham’s Tax, Tariff & Regulatory Affairs Committee and submitted on 5th June 2015 to Ms. Anita Kapur, Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes and to Justice A.P. Shah, Chairman, Expert Committee on MAT. Read More Cover Letter to Ms. Anita Kapur...
Policy and Implementation Issues Regarding India’s Offset Policy
As the Government of India considers the formulation and amendment to the next iteration of the Defense Procurement Procedure (DPP), AmCham offered specific recommendations based upon feedback from leading U.S. aerospace & defense member companies. The...
AmCham’s Recommendations on DPP 2013 Standard Contract Document Matrix (with DPM article references)
Prepared by AmCham’s Defense Committee and submitted on 2nd June 2015, this is a tabular representation with language changes in the existing contract. (This document is not public).
Recommendations for Amendments to Existing Clauses (including Offset Contract) of Defense Offset Guidelines Appendix D to Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2013
Prepared by AmCham’s Defense Committee, AmCham has submitted detailed recommendations to the 11 member appointed DPP Expert Committee on Amendments to DPP 2013 headed by Mr. Dhirendra Singh, former Union Home Secretary. The document was submitted on 2nd June 2015 and...
AmCham’s Request for Consultation Regarding the National Telecom M2M Roadmap
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
Prepared by AmCham’s ICT Committee and submitted on 14th May 2015 to Mr. Ajay Shankar, Chairman, Committee on Ease of Doing Business in India. Read More
Amcham-AdvaMed Letter to Secretary, DoP
This letter was submitted to Mr. V. K. Subburaj, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers on 16th April 2015. Read More
Representation on GST
AmCham submitted comments and suggestions to Mr. Mani, Chairman, Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on GST Read More Cover Letter to Mr. K.M. Mani
Post Budget Memorandum
Amcham’s Post Budget Memorandum has three sections: direct taxes, indirect taxes and annexure 1 (which includes the submission made in the Pre-Budget Memorandum). Read More Cover Letter to Finance Minister
Comments on National Health Policy
The National Health Policy is the first step in achieving universal health coverage by advocating health as a fundamental right, whose “denial will be justiciable”. The inclusion of Non Communicable Diseases NCDs) in the policy for the first time is a very significant...
AmCham TAA Document
Prepared by AmCham’s Defense Committee, AmCham submitted a document seeking clarifications on pending TAA issues on 28th March 2015. (This document is not public).[
AmCham Comments on Draft M2M Roadmap
AmCham’s ICT Committee made recommendations on the draft M@M Roadmap to the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology submitted on 25th February 2015. Read More Cover Letter to Mr. R.M. Agarwal
Letter to Chairman of NPPA
This letter was submitted on 24th February 2015 to Mr. Injeti Srinivas, Chairman, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, requesting an extension of timelines to submit price data from medical devices companies. Read More
Letter to Shri Arun Jaitley from AmCham 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
AmCham’s suggestions on the Draft National IPR Policy was submitted in February 2015 to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. Read More
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