Section 2(48) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 Zero Coupon Bond Specified bond
Notification No. 08/2010/F. No.164/03/2008-ITA.I
Dated 3-2-2010
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (48) of section 2 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby specifies the following particulars of zero coupon bond for the purposes of the said clause, namely :
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(a) |
Name of the bond |
Bhavishya Nirman Bond ( a ten year zero coupon bond) of National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD); |
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(b) |
period of life of the bond |
ten years; |
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(c) |
the time schedule of the Issue of bond |
to be issued on or before the 31st day of March, 2011; |
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(d) |
the amount to be paid on maturity or redemption of the bond |
twenty thousand rupees for each bond; |
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(e) |
the discount |
to be decided by NABARD at the time of issue of the bond; and |
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(f) |
the number of bonds to be issued |
Ninety-five lakhs and twenty thousand |
2. This notification is subject to the fulfillment of conditions referred to in clause (ii), clause (iii) and clause (v) of sub-rule (3) and sub-rule (6) of rule 8B of the Income-tax Rules, 1962.
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