The Officials of the Central Board of Indirect Tax and Customs ( CBIC ) has received medals from the President for their exceptionally meritorious services.
Every year, the Officers of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Department are considered for grant of Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificate for ‘Exceptionally Meritorious Service Rendered at the Risk of Life’ and for Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificate for ‘Specially Distinguished Record of Service’ on their achieving and maintaining excellence in the discharge of their duties. These awards are announced on the eve of the Republic Day. This year, three (3) officers have been selected for grant of Presidential Awards of Appreciation Certificate for ‘Exceptionally Meritorious Service at the Risk of Life’ and forty-three (43) Officers have been selected for grant of Presidential Awards of Appreciation Certificate for ‘Specially Distinguished Record of Service’.
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This year, Awardees include the officers at the rank of Principal Chief Commissioner (1), Principal Commissioners (2), Commissioner (2), Additional Commissioners (8), Deputy/Assistant Commissioners (6), Superintendents (17) and others (10).
These Officers have been selected on the basis of their exemplary and flawless performance and consistent commitment to the Department in their respective fields such as prevention of smuggling of contrabands and Narcotics Drugs, detection of tax evasion and trade-based money laundering, audit, trade facilitation measures, up-gradation of infrastructure/ Anti-Smuggling equipment and streamlining enforcement procedures etc. Besides, many awardees have shown their brilliance and given laudable performance in other fields as varied as Tax Policy, Revenue Mobilization, Development of Software for automation of Customs, Central Excise/ Tax and CGST formations, reducing litigation and dispute resolution, effective defence of cases in the Tribunals and High Courts, capacity building and training as well as skilful handling of administrative work.
