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c*n be Obtained a >ro*d. Costof production being what it is in North Amdrick, partly < ue to the Jiiih cost ot labour, India can iell a lot 'mork'ttt these, nt arket*. It wtU be baefut to learn j from tjhe wtfes teenntdues used by the Japanese ai 4 the Chinese In forqiosa and HotW Kong. India's perpetual u ^employment droblem can be easily Solved by fuch a move. Of course that woulp mead a faster
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issued a notification a certain category leaving India for the after a ; visit - hav<
clearance permit froi n the Income Tax Department ii respect of Income tax, Gift tax .Wealth tax and Estate tax.
: Through the prop* gandabythe Indian Government n the recent years aimed at increasing the flow of foreign exchange ntoIndia, we all have been made t > believe that hone of the abov: taxes are leviable on a remitta ice of foreign exchange by an Indian residing abroad given as a gift to his relatives residing in Indiai Similarly it has beei l made clear by the promotional literature of many Indian banks: received recently by many people in
Canada about N >n-Resident (External) Account:; ana by "a book '* Exchange Co itrol^ Regulations as applicable to Indians Abroad* � published )y (External) Account with a bs nk in India means just the s tme for an account holder as his ordinary account with a bank n the:country of his residence, and so the money .lying in the ^on-Resident (External) Account s treated as foreign money. That means that anybody could get} the understanding that gifts jmade out to relatives in India out of deposits in such an accoun t should be trated exactly the same as if it were remitted from 1 broad for tax
fmrposes. This fact ii verified that ndian residents ire allowed priority allotment of scooters etc. on monies receivec from these accounts.
But it so happene 1 that when I applied for the ti tx clearance certificate. I was told by the Taxation Authoriti ?s that an enormous amount of Gift Tax would have to be assessed on gifts of money made by me to my relatives out of my ^on-Resident (Externa!]) Account. When I started the argument, the Income Tax Officer told me [that he knew all this which he thot ght probably was correct t yet h j said there came out nothing in writing from the Government to substantiate
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foreign remittances Tax during a certain in 1965-66; and that that period h*d, not been extended. [He added that I could show him! anything in writing from the (government exempting m gift tax, and he pt it, which he said he could never find; e the shock! During the next three days. I contacted about a dozen top notch High Court a>d Supreme Cotirt lawyers, all specialising in taxation. All of them indicated they knew what I meant, that they believed I wascorrect, yet to their own surpxise, they could not find a single word supporting our claim. All [they knew was from the Governmc nt propaganda just Hke me. AH they could find was that 1965-66 tl ing. The banks did not have anything to help me either.
So I hid fo yield to the Tax Department. 1 made more attempts than an average person would. On my return to Canada, 1 wrote to the Indian High Commissioner in Ottawa and the Minister of Finance, Government Of India in New Delhi for clarification, but have not' received any answer so far. I have satisfied myself that Indian books of Law are completely silent about
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toift Tax on gifts made not only out of Non-Resident (External) j accounts, but also remitted | directly from overseas, j So I suggest to the people, who t like me, make frequent gifts of {foreign exchange to their | relatives in lndiat to think many ! times before making their next ) gift. Probably what has been said ] very loudly by the Indian | Government in the propaganda to [attract more foreign exchange, J was never enacted as a Law. j Unless of course; the Indian High I Commissioner -clarifies the facts [in all the Community newspapers �}of Indians in Canada, and makes ja letter to this effect available to the person asking for it.
Mind you, I do not intend any {harm to Indian economy, rather I j have always tried to help India as \ much as I have been able to, in j many different ways. But I feel ROBBED by what happened to me and I would not want any body Uo experience what I have. One [day many people might receive j assessments of Gift Tax in lamounts which might be Ishocking. Either the matter [should be clarified by the Indian : Government, or the remitters j should bear in mind that they may j be called up|on to pay gift tax and I probably wealth and other taxes [too.
Ram Garg Winnipeg, Manitoba
heat them or| join them?
� Vm writing regarding the article on racisni by Jacqueline Boyle (April 21).
Not only do I not blame many of these kids but 1 also totally agree with them. The East indian jfeputatioi i is at an all-time low in Canada. Allow me to express my 'views. I �
If people cannot change their ways and try to assimilate into Canadian society, they might as well go right back where they Come from. To be an East Indian does not mean that one has to stick out like a sore thumb in crowds. J Do away with saris, tyrbans, {talking loudly in one's own language when whites are around and forming citadel-like groups of one's own kind without room for mixing, and I'll bet you,. discrimination and prejudice can be broug ht down to insignificant proportio ns. If someone does make si nan remarks a good tongue-fashing should be in order, npt cowering in terror. This cin be reserved for unprovoked; groundless attacks by smar^-alecs with the "I-amr white^and-thus-a-Canadian'? att itude. Is it then a wonder that the negroes got to be ^cool"? They went thr >ugh the same problems and folic-wed the Same rules as outlined here. It's the East Indian's and Chinaman's turn to smarten [up, the latter especially being rioted for conversing in Chinese at the top of his lungs -believe me, I see this at
roposal for abed meet
New Delhi, May 22 (Samachar) India has put forward a three-point proposal for incorporation in the proposed international treaty on seabed resources exploitation.
These} proposals are expected io be taken up at the Law of the sea conference's sixth session beginning May 23 in New york.
The Indian proposal, which has received general acceptance from developing Countries; will have it incorporated in the treaty that sekbiid'resources are mankind's commoq, heritage and. can be exploite 1 by the proposed seabed authority as it deems appropriate.
j university! The East Indian, of j course, isn't any better.
{� Like the boy said in the article, � * until they adjust to our customs; there's, nowaythey're going to be accepted".: Let's shape up before it's too late. many of my friends and 1 follow the rules as . mentioned here and we have t seldom had any problems. :
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Harry S. Anchan, Brooks, Alberta\
Unesco aid for science projects
New Delhi, May 28 (Samachar): The director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, A.M. M'Bow promised UNESCO assistance for a number of science projects in India.
The offer came during the visiting director general's discussions with Dr. A. Ramacha,n-dran, secretary to the Department of Science and Technology, and a number of other, scientists from various institutions on the prospects of Increasing Indo-UNESCO cooperation in the field of science.
V.M.Nair dead
Kozhikode, May 23 (Samachar) V.M. Nair, President of the Indian and Eastern Newspaper Society and Managing Editor of Kerala daily Mathrubhum i (motherland), died in a private nursing home after a brief illness, he was 81.
Mr. Nair, who suffered a cardiac ailment 13 years ago, was admitted to the nursing home April 30 following a heart attack. He had two more massive attacks while in the hospital and later 't developed kidney complications. .; For some time he seemed to be / progressing, but May 8 he Md a ��: relapse andiell into a coma. Mr. .-Nair is survived by his wife,*two sons and two daughters,
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New Delhi: If the ch new Congress preside All India Congress < (AICC) and the electk Congress Working i and the Central Electio tee are any indicati Indira Gandhi has regained her lost grout become a formidable fi| Part v.
The AICC elect pandhi's nominee and U n ion Home Mi ni Bhahmanda Reddi. Congress President impressive margin. In cornered contest W secured 317 "of the polled. During the las' the choice of the Party being made through ~< No eTectioh was held.
Out of the 10 memb to the Cngress Workinj tee (CWC) 8 belong* GandhiVmxnip. Electi Central Election Comti also on the same pattei
Since the Congress 1969. Mrs. Gandhi h dominated the AICC se this time she dec participate in the de Due to the. persuations congress leaders, she unscheduled appearan AICC. made her fii speech after her deft polls and � left jmn , She did not blame anyo congress defeat, nor accejjt the responsibil asked the congressmen disheartened, but -to r affection and suppor people. She reminded 1 ^powerful forces are a wreck pie Congress or irreparably."
v l"hey ate atttl thttre fear that tf?c Congress threat to them. Somei are in the open and i very subtle. I have i grow not only in India other countries also," on in her characteristic
She almost broke dox the end of her speed come to greet you and all for alt the suf cooperation you gave m years in good and ba she concluded.
Her unscheduled a and impassioned appei have left an indelible the delegates. Th considerable support ai thy for her among the Most congressmen < think of the Congri without Mrs. Gandhi, jp in view of the ensiling elections in a dozen $ has an unenviable natii and none else in the allowed to grow ta mat
On the whole the were aware that Mrs. C primarily responsible i of the caucus heade . Sanjay Gandhi and it
which discredited particularly in North , only one of the former T.A. Pai, chose* to att Gandhi for his interfen government's work, official files and the weilded. He accused N for encouraging th constitutional centre < and the caucus arounc
Mr. Pai found to h that many did not s Rather he found m accusing him that he s come out with the atta< was still a Cabinet Mi
The AICC and the �| that followed made it that Mrs Gaddhf h ! facto 'leader of the party. She has not whether She would campaign for the.
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