The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) appointed IRS officer Nitin Saini as the additional director general (ADG) of DRI (Directorate of Revenue Intelligence) Ludhiana zonal office.
The ADG of DRI has jurisdiction over the states of Jammu Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh.
The high profile charge of DRI’s Ludhiana zonal office includes four main units which are Amritsar Regional Unit, Chandigarh Regional Unit, Jammu Regional Unit, and Srinagar Sub Regional Unit.
The office of DRI is the apex intelligence and investigative agency for matters relating to violation of the Customs Act and its tasks mainly involve the collection of intelligence about smuggling of contraband goods, narcotics, under-invoicing, etc.
The post of ADG Ludhiana was vacant for several months now and its charge was being held additionally by officials of other DRI units.
Saini is the youngest IRS to clinch this topmost post and had a very distinguished career as he has busted several high profile cases of tax evasion and cracked numerous cases involving notorious tax evaders. Due to his exemplary services, on republic day of 2017, he was conferred upon the prestigious Presidential award of appreciation certificate for “Especially distinguished record of service”.
Until now Saini has held several significant posts in different organizations in Ludhiana, he was serving as commissioner appeal (CGST and Central Excise) Ludhiana since December 2019, and back in 2017 he has served as the additional director of the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI), he had served in central excise and service tax commissioner Ludhiana as the joint commissioner.
