Revenue Secretary highlights huge pendency in CBEC Field Formations -20,000 cases pending adjudication for more than one year
WHILE reviewing the performance of CBEC in the month of January, 2016, the Revenue Secretary has highlighted the following and advised regular monitoring by Supervisory Officers:
1. 19,496 cases pending adjudication beyond one year, as on 1st January, 2016, in Customs Central Excise & Service Tax, whereas adjudication should not be pending for more than 1 year.
2. 58,991 cases are pending in Call Book, in Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax.
3. 11,357 refund claims of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax are pending for more than 3 months.
4. 1192 LARs and 90 SOFs, in Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax, have not been replied so far for more than 1 year.
5. 2913 investigations in Central Excise & Service Tax are pending for more than 1 year.
6. Meetings of Regional Advisory Committee in various Chief Commissioner charges have not been held.
7. Regular inspections are not being carried out by the field formations and timely data is not uploaded online through MIS.
The Board is monitoring the monthly performance report of all field formations and the same is being submitted to the Revenue Secretary for review.
Board desires that all Supervisory officers may take immediate steps to eliminate the pendency in key areas of work. It may also be ensured that the data is uploaded on Monthly Information System in a timely manner.
With such huge pendency, one wonders what the officers of the department really do.
CBEC Letter in F.No. 296/29/2016-CX.9., Dated: March 22 2016