Board Circulars - When do they reach field?
WE have been constantly requesting the Board to make their Circulars and instructions available in the public domain, as their distribution system is very slow. The Board sends its circulars to the Commissioners and Chief Commissioners. It may take about ten days by snail mail for the circulars to reach the Field Marshalls. From there, they have to make a downward journey to the lower staff and the trade. And this may take at least twenty days. Believe me, this is not hypothetical – I will give you a real example.
Board had issued a Circular No. 45/2011-Cus dated 13.10.2011 on Re-Export of goods imported under reward schemes and DEPB. DDT carried it on 14.10.2011. Board directed that suitable Public Notice/Standing Order be issued.
Following the directions of the Board, the Chief Commissioner, Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, issued a Standing Order No. 73/2011 on 16.11.2001 – more than a month after the Board issued the circular.