Legal Round-up February, 2025 Edition | Kommunicate Volume 05 Issue 04

LEGAL UPDATES

Key amendments proposed under direct and indirect taxes in the Finance Bill, 2025-26

EPFO further extends compliance deadline for UAN activation and Aadhaar seeding till 15th February 2025

Private companies, other than a small company are allowed to comply with the requirement of dematerialization of securities till 30th June 2025

SEBI issues guidelines on AI usage; Entities Using AI/ML Tools Responsible for Data Security, AI generated Outputs and Compliance with applicable laws

RBI issues Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Access Criteria for NDS-OM) Directions, 2025 in suppression of previous Directions dated 18.10.2024

Environment Ministry issues Guidelines for obtaining consent to establish and operate to control environmental pollution; introduction of common consent under Air and Water Act

MeitY notifies Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Amendment Rules, 2025; introduces streamlined application and approval for private sector use of Aadhar for authentication

Public comments invited on draft Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2025 by 12th March, 2025

Health Ministry extends Schedule M compliance deadline for small and medium manufacturers with turnover below Rs. 250 crores to 31st December 2025

Kerala overhauls centralized inspection system for factories (KCIS portal): proposes to streamline compliance and enhance transparency in industrial and labour law monitoring

*From 1st to 14th February 2025, our updates team issued 55 relevant updates across all sectors (State/Central, Labour, EHS, Operational, Fiscal. etc.). Contact us for more information on our Regulatory Updates service.

OUR BLOG

SEBI Strengthens Cybersecurity: The 2024 Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framework (CSCRF) expands protection across Regulated Entities

SEBI Tightens Cybersecurity Measures: Are You Ready? With evolving cyber threats in the securities market, SEBI has rolled out the 2024 Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framework (CSCRF)—a comprehensive and mandatory framework applicable to a broader spectrum of Regulated Entities (REs).

What’s changing? Stronger compliance mandates for Regulated Entities, including AIFs, Custodians, Credit Rating Agencies, Depositories, mandatory adoption of Security Operations Centre (SOC) for real-time monitoring; data classification and localization rules to enhance sovereignty and governance, zero-trust security model to minimize unauthorized access; and more.

Cyber resilience is no longer optional. Find out how the new CSCRF impacts your compliance obligations and what steps you need to take to stay ahead.

Read the full blog here.

COMPLIANCE CALENDAR

Presenting our Compliance Calendar for March 2025. Click Here to view/download and/or sync with your outlook calendar.

KOMTROL UPDATE

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