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The notification amends Health Security and National Security Cess (HSNS) Rules. The amendment omits sub rule (3) which earlier mandated that the Department of Revenue transfer the cess to the Health Security and National Security Cess Fund on a quarterly basis. The amended rules provide that the cess, including interest and penalty, shall first be credited to the Consolidated Fund of India and thereafter transferred to the designated fund upon parliamentary appropriation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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