| 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 : 
 
| (a) | Name of the bond | Bhavishya Nirman Bond ( a ten year zero coupon bond) of National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD); |  
| (b) | period of life of the bond  | ten years; |  
| (c) | the time schedule of the Issue of bond | to be issued on or before the 31st day of March, 2011; |  
| (d) | the amount to be paid on maturity or redemption of the bond | twenty thousand rupees for each bond; |  
| (e)  | the discount | to be decided by NABARD at the time of issue of the bond; and |  
| (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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