New Commissioner for Industrial Development

New Commissioner for Industrial Development

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sri Darpan Jain, IAS, Commissioner, Directorate of Urban Land Transport, has been given concurrent charge as Commissioner for Industrial Development and Director of Industries and Commerce. Welcoming the appointment of Sri Darpan Jain, PIA President Sri R. Krishnamurthy said his rich experience as a strong administrator would come in handy in

ESI introduces Paperless Registration

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Attention Members of PIA! Want to register your Employees under ESI? It's no more a headache with the bother of filing application, giving supporting documents, etc. You can get your Employees registered under ESI Act online directly through portal www.esic.in. No hard copies or application or supporting documents are required

JUSTICE DONE Protest by PIA & other Industry Bodies ensures reopening of Plastic Units

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Team PIA led by Sri R. Krishnamurthy, President, along with other representatives of industry took up the cause of Plastic manufacturing units in Peenya who were forcibly shut down by overzealous officials on the pretext of violating the plastic ban. Sri R. Krishnamurthy, President and Sri M. Malayadri Reddy, Vice-President

MAKE IN INDIA-KARNATAKA CONFERENCE Integrated Machine Tools Park will open up new opportunities for Peenya Entrepreneurs: PIA

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sri R. Krishnamurthy, President and Sri M. Malayadri Reddy, Vice-President attended the Inaugural function of “Make in India-Karnataka Conference” at The Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru on Feb 13. Hon'ble Chief Minister Sri Siddaramaiah announced various plans to encourage manufacturing start-ups and instituted a new Manufacturing Excellence Award. A major highlight of the event

Union Budget – Impact on Direct & Indirect Taxes

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to tax experts here is a perspective on the impact of direct taxes proposals on industry and trade: * In a huge breather to Start-ups, the budget has extended the time period for availing tax benefit for three years in the first seven years of existence of a startup company.

POWER TARIFF REVISION KERC to hear Objections again after protest over power tariff hike

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sri R. Krishnamurthy, President and Sri B. Muralikrishna, MCM attended the meeting at Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) regarding BESCOM's Tariff Revision Petition on Feb 20. PIA has taken strong objection to the proposed steep increase in power tariff by Rs 1.40 paise per unit on an average. Along with other

New Rules to ease compliance to maintain Registers under various Labour Laws

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With a view to bring about ease of doing business, the Ministry of Labour and Employment (“Ministry”) has notified the Ease of Compliance to Maintain Registers under various Labour Laws Rules, 2017 (“Rules”) effective 21st February, 2017. These Rules provide for maintenance of combined registers in the Forms specified in the

Incentives for Employers from EPFO under Employees Enrolment Campaign

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here is a reason why you as an Employer should get your Employee enrolled in EPF. The EPFO's Employees Enrolment Campaign from Jan to March 2017 is a wonderful opportunity for Industry Employers and Business Owners to voluntarily come forward and declare details of all such employees who are entitled

Revised Classification of Industrial Sectors under Red, Orange, Green & White Categories

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The KSPCB has issued the Final Document on Revised Classification of Industrial Sectors under Red, Orange, Green, and White Categories (2016) vide Notification No. KSPCB/717/COC /2017/1232 dated 14.07.16. The list of Categorization of Industries is in two parts, viz. Part A i.e. the CPCB re-categorized list of industries and Part B

VAT & GST Karnataka Number One in GST Preparedness

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sri R. Krishnamurthy, President along with Office Bearers and MCMs attended the Interaction Meeting on VAT & GST with Sri Ritvik Pandey, IAS, Commissioner, Commercial Taxes at KASSIA Auditorium on Feb 22. Interacting with the participants, the PIA President said Peenya Industries Association had held five Awareness Programmes on GST Migration