[TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (ii) OF THE
GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY]
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(Central Board of Direct Taxes)
New Delhi, the 8th April, 2010.
Notification
(Income-tax)
S.O. (E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (48) of section 2 of
the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), read with clause (ii), clause (iii) and
clause (v) of sub-rule (3) and sub-rule (6) of rule 8B of the Income Tax Rules,
1962, the Central Government hereby specifies the bond with the following
particulars as zero coupon bond for the purposes of the said clause (48) of
section 2 of the said Act, namely :—
(a) name of the bond - ten year Deep Discount Bond (Zero
Coupon Bond) of Rural Electrification
Corporation Limited(REC);
(b) period of life of the bond -ten years;
(c) the time schedule of the -to be issued on or before the 31st day
issue of bond
of March, 2011;
(d) the amount to be paid
-thirty thousand rupees for each bond;
on maturity or redemption
of the bond
(e) the discount
-4,736.25 crores
(f) the number of bonds to
-twenty five lakhs.
to be issued
[Notification : No 24 F. No.164/02/-2008-ITA.I]
( Padam Singh )
Under Secretary to the Government of India
To
The Manager,
Government of India Press,
Ring Road, Mayapuri Industrial Area,
Near Rajouri Garden, New Delhi
