Notification issued for Fire Alarm system and Fire protection system in Passenger Compartment in buses


The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, vide notification dated 27th January 2022, has introduced the Fire Alarm System and Fire Protection System in the Passenger (or, Occupant) Compartment in buses through an amendment in the AIS (Automotive Industry Standard)-135 for Type III buses [‘Type III’ Vehicles are those designed and constructed for long distance passenger transport, for seated passengers ] and School Buses.


At present, fire detection, alarm and suppression systems are notified for fires originating from the engine compartment, as per AIS-135. Studies on fire incidents indicate that injuries to passengers are mainly due to heat and smoke in the passenger compartment. These injuries can be prevented if the heat and smoke in the passenger compartment is controlled by providing an additional evacuation time to  occupants by thermal management during fire incidents.


A water mist- based active fire protection system and  a standalone fire alarm system for buses has been designed to manage the temperature in the passenger compartment within 50 degrees centigrade.


This amendment to the Standard has been undertaken in consultation with  stakeholders and experts from the Centre for Fire Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES), a DRDO establishment, working in the area of fire risk assessment, fire suppression technologies, modelling and simulation etc.


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Exchange Rate Notification No.04/2022 – Customs (N.T.)


In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the Notification No.02/2022Customs(N.T.), dated 6thJanuary, 2022 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 21st  January, 2022, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.


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Foreign Currency

Rate of exchange of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees

(1)    

(2)

(3)



               (a)

                (b)



(For Imported Goods)

(For Export Goods)

1.

Australian Dollar

55.10

52.75

2.

Bahraini Dinar

203.85

191.35

3.

Canadian Dollar               

60.70

58.50

4.

Chinese Yuan

11.90

11.55

5.

Danish Kroner

11.55

11.15

6.

EURO

86.10

82.95

7.

Hong Kong Dollar

9.75

9.40

8.

Kuwaiti Dinar

254.50

238.35

9.

New Zealand Dollar

51.75

49.40

10.

Norwegian Kroner

8.65

8.35

11.

Pound Sterling

103.20

99.70

12.

Qatari Riyal

21.10

19.80

13.

Saudi Arabian Riyal

20.50

19.25

14.

Singapore Dollar

56.25

54.30

15.

South African Rand

5.00

4.70

16.

Swedish Kroner

8.30

8.05

17.

Swiss Franc

82.95

79.75

18.

Turkish Lira

5.70

5.35

19.

UAE Dirham

20.90

19.65

20.

US Dollar

75.30

73.60




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No.

Foreign Currency

Rate of exchange of 100 units of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees

(1)    

(2)

(3)



(a)

(b)



(For Imported Goods)

  (For Export Goods)

1.

Japanese Yen

66.25

63.90

2.

Korean Won

6.45

6.05




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Exchange Rate Notification No.88/2021 – Customs (N.T.)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes the following amendments in the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Notification No.82/2021-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 21st October, 2021 with effect from 30th October, 2021.

In the SCHEDULE-I of the said Notification, for serial No.15 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: –

SCHEDULE-I

Sl.No.

Foreign Currency

Rate of exchange of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees

(1)    

(2)

(3)

               (a)

                (b)

(For Imported Goods)

(For Exported Goods)

15.

South African Rand

5.10

4.80

         

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Notification issued for setting up of 7 Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks with a total outlay of Rs. 4,445 crore.

The Ministry of Textiles has issued the Notification on 21 October 2021 for setting up of 7 PM MITRA  Parks as announced in Union Budget for 2021-22 and approved by the Central Government.  The Notification is available on the Ministry’s web-site: http://texmin.nic.in

The scheme aims to realise the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat and to position India strongly on the Global textiles map.

PM MITRA Parks is envisaged to help India in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 9 (“Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”).

PM MITRA is inspired by the 5F vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister. The ‘5F’ Formula encompasses – Farm to fibre; fibre to factory; factory to fashion; fashion to foreign. This integrated vision will help furthering the growth of textile sector in the economy. No other competing nation has a complete textile ecosystem like us. India is strong in all five Fs.

The scheme is to develop integrated large scale and modern industrial infrastructure facility for entire value-chain of the textile industry. It will reduce logistics costs and improve competitiveness of Indian Textiles. The scheme will help India in attracting investments, boosting employment generation and position itself strongly in the global textile market. These parks are envisaged to be located at sites which have inherent strength for Textile Industry to flourish and have necessary linkages to succeed.

The 7 PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks will be setup at Greenfield / Brownfield sites located in different willing States. Proposals of State Governments having ready availability of contiguous and encumbrance-free land parcel of 1,000+ acres along with other textiles related facilities & ecosystem are welcome. 

For a Greenfield PM MITRA park, the GOI Development Capital Support will be 30% of the Project Cost, with a cap of ₹500 Cr. For Brownfield sites, after assessment, Development Capital Support @30% of project cost of balance infrastructure and other support facilities to be developed and restricted to a limit of Rs. 200 Crore. State Government supports will include provision of 1,000 Acre land for development of a world class industrial estate.

Competitiveness Incentive Support (CIS) of ₹300 Crore will also be provided to each PM MITRA park for early establishment of textiles manufacturing units in PM MITRA Park. Such support is crucial for a new project under establishment which has not been able to break even and needs support till it is able to scale up production and be able to establish its viability.

PM MITRA park will be developed by a Special Purpose Vehicle which will be owned by State Government and Government of India in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Mode. The Master Developer will not only develop the Industrial Park but also maintain it during the concession period. Selection of this Master Developer will happen based on objective criteria developed jointly by State and Central Governments.

SPV in which State Government has majority ownership will be entitled to receive part of the lease rental from developed industrial sites and will be able to use that for further expansion of textiles industry in the area by expanding the PM MITRA Park, providing Skill Development initiatives and other Welfare measures for workers.

Convergence with other Central Government and State Government Schemes is available as per their eligibility under the guidelines of those schemes. This will enhance the competitiveness of the textiles industry, by helping it in achieving economies of scale and will create huge job opportunities for millions of people. Leveraging Economies of Scale, the scheme will help Indian companies to emerge as Global Champions.

The detailed Guidelines for the scheme is under preparation, after which the proposalswill be invited from the willing state governments.

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Exchange Rate Notification No.59/2021 – Customs (N.T.)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the Notification No.57/2021-Customs(N.T.), dated 1st July, 2021 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 16th  July, 2021, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.

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Foreign Currency

Rate of exchange of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees

(1)    

(2)

(3)

               (a)

                (b)

(For Imported Goods)

(For Exported Goods)

1.

Australian Dollar

56.85

54.50

2.

Bahraini Dinar

204.35

191.40

3.

Canadian Dollar               

60.55

58.40

4.

Chinese Yuan

11.70

11.35

5.

Danish Kroner

12.10

11.65

6.

EURO

89.80

86.60

7.

Hong Kong Dollar

9.75

9.40

8.

Kuwaiti Dinar

256.30

240.00

9.

New Zealand Dollar

53.65

51.30

10.

Norwegian Kroner

8.65

8.35

11.

Pound Sterling

104.90

101.40

12.

Qatari Riyal

20.80

19.50

13.

Saudi Arabian Riyal

20.50

19.25

14.

Singapore Dollar

56.05

54.10

15.

South African Rand

5.30

5.00

16.

Swedish Kroner

8.80

8.50

17.

Swiss Franc

83.15

79.90

18.

Turkish Lira

8.95

8.40

19.

UAE Dirham

20.95

19.65

20.

US Dollar

75.40

73.70

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Sl.

No.

Foreign Currency

Rate of exchange of 100 units of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees

(1)    

(2)

(3)

(a)

(b)

(For Imported Goods)

  (For Export Goods)

1.

Japanese Yen

69.10

66.60

2.

Korean Won

6.75

6.30

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