Shortage of Customs Officers in SEZs - Board Instructions
DEPARTMENT of Commerce has informed the CBEC that a large number of posts of Deputy Commissioners are lying vacant because of shortage of customs officers on account of inability of the Department of Revenue to provide sufficient number of officers at the level of Deputy Commissioner of Customs. It has been mentioned that the Department of Revenue has so far provided only 45 officers against the sanctioned strength of 369 posts of Deputy Commissioner. It has also been mentioned that the officers are placed at the disposal of Department of Commerce for posting in SEZ after considerable delay.
Since the Chief Commissioners have already been authorized to post AC/DC level officers in the SEZs, Board wants the Chief Commissioners to take immediate steps for posting of AC/DC level officers as Deputy Commissioner of Customs in the sanctioned SEZs.
Board has recently promoted and posted around 139 Assistant Commissioners in the field formations. Further, 157 Probationers have since been placed at the disposal of the Chief Commissioners as Assistant Commissioners for further posting in different Commissionerates. In view of sufficient number of officers being available at AC/DC level, there should not be any problem for the Chief Commissioners to deploy officers at sanctioned/encadered posts of ACs/DCs in the SEZs.
Board wants the Chief Commissioners to ensure that adequate officers at AC/DC level are posted in SEZs immediately. Board wants the Chief Commissioners to confirm the status of posting of AC/DC level officers to SEZs in your zone to the Board by 20.05.2011 positively.
CBEC Letter F.No. A-35017/39/2008-Ad.II:, Dated: May 09, 2011