Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na
Redefining the scope of ITA 2008.. in the amendments..
This is the continuation of the discussions on the proposed amendments to ITA 2008 being considered by the T K Vishwanathan Committee.. Naavi The proposed amendments to ITA 2000/8 which may come out in the form of Information Technology Amendment … Continue reading
Domain Name Regulation in ITA 2000..to be amended
This is a continuation of our discussions on proposed amendments to ITA 2000 presently under consideration by the T.K.Vishwanathan Committee. For further discussions henceforth we shall refer to the proposed amendments as ITAA2017(p) and the new Act as ITA2017(p). The … Continue reading
Need for a Regulatory Gateway
Thinking about the proposed amendments to ITA 2008, my attention was today drawn to the “General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)” which is the new Data Protection Regime being promoted by the European Union. Europe is known to be in the … Continue reading
Drawing the attention of T K Vishwanathan Committee on ITA 2000 amendments
The T K Vishwanathan Committee on ITA 2000 amendments is presently working on amendments to the ITA 2000. ITA 2000 was notified with an intention to “Enable and Promote E Commerce”. However, the amendments of 2008 shifted the focus from … Continue reading
The Watal Committee Report on Digital Payments..1
Last year, the Finance Ministry constituted a committee under the chairmanship of the former Finance Secretary, Mr Ratan P Watal, to review the framework related to Digital Payments. The committee submitted its report last month ahead of schedule probably in … Continue reading
Life after Demonetization
After the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency on November 8, 2016, we have all been discussing cashless and less cash digital payment systems. Presently there are several options beyond the Cheques, NEFT, RTGS ,IMPS as well as … Continue reading