TIOL-DDT 2753 · Tuesday, 29 December 2015 · story 5 of 6

CBEC Charge of Members

IN recent months, the charge held by Members of the CBEC had been changed several times mostly due to new Members joining.

It has now been decided with the approval of the Competent Authority to issue a consolidated charge order of the Members of CBEC.

There is a fairly stable Board now with most of the Members having more than a year of service left. This is a great opportunity to do some great work, if the Board can function as one cohesive unit.

There seems to be a mysterious Competent Authority lurking in the dark in every department. They don't tell us who this Competent Authority is. Most probably it is the Minister; if it is so, why are they shy of revealing his authority?

The Members of the CBEC with their charges and date of retirement are as:

Sl.No.

Name

Member's Charge

Date of Retirement

1.

Mr. Najib Shah

Chairman

31.03.2017

2.

Ms. Neerja Shah

Central Excise

30.09.2016

3.

Ms. Vanaja N. Sarna

Administration

30.06.2018

4.

Mr. Ram Thirath

Budget

30.04.2017

5.

Ms. Ananya Ray

Legal & IT

31.08.2017

6.

Mr. BK Bansal

Customs

31.10.2016

7.

Mr. Krishna Kumar Sharma

TPS, ST & GST

31.03.2017

Incidentally, the Chairman Mr. Najib Shah seems to be continuing as PDG, DRI. Couldn't the Government find one Chief Commissioner capable of heading the premier investigative agency? Now who does the DG, DRI report to? Is he an officer without a boss? Mr. Najib Shah, as DRI Chief will report to Mr. Najib Shah, the Chairman of CBEC.

CBEC Office Order No. 175 in F.No.C-50/25/2000-Ad.II., Dated December 28, 2015