CBEC to hire 764 cabs for its officers in 2014-15
CBEC has sanctioned hiring of around 800 vehicles for its officers in the Board, Directorates and Commissionerates under utilization of 1% incremental revenues Scheme for the year 2014-15.
Commissioners and Commissioner level officers are allowed one mid size vehicle for a hire of Rs.35,000 pm and Divisional Assistant Commissioners are allowed to hire a small size vehicle for a rent of Rs. 30,000 pm.
In the field, you see young recently recruited Assistant Commissioners roaming around in big Tata Indigo and Ford Fiesta Cars which cost anything above Rs. 45,000 pm. It seems they are making their Preventive Superintendents bear the difference expenditure. Has any Commissioner ever checked whether his Assistant Commissioners are using an Indica or an Indigo car? And all these officers get a transport allowance ranging from Rs. 1600 to Rs. 6400 per month.
Nine vehicles are sanctioned at the same rate of Rs. 30,000 for transportation of dogs.
And this bill will alone take care of the entire Budget of the Tribunal - even after expansion.
We certainly have a crooked logic in spending money. There is nothing wrong in officers going round in fancy sedans, but this is a poor country and your show off of opulence at public cost does not go down well with your masters - the taxpayers.
CBEC F.No.D-26015/04/2013-Cus(AS) and related letters; Dated April 24 2014