Central Board of Excise and Customs
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Logo of the Central Board of Excise and Customs
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 26 Jan 1944 |
| Employees | 19,137 (Gazetted Officers) & 53,754(Non Gazetted Officers) |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | India |
| Governing body | Government of India |
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| Headquarters | Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi, India |
| Agency executive | Mr. Najib Shah, Chairman |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue |
| Facilities | |
| Branchs | 91 |
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The Central Board of Excise and Custom (Hindi:केंद्रीय उत्पाद एवं सीमा शुल्क बोर्ड) is the nodal national agency responsible for administering Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax & Narcotics in India. The Customs & Central Excise department was established in the year 1855 by the then British Governor General of India, to administer customs laws in India and collection of import duties / land revenue. It is one of the oldest government departments of India.
Currently the Customs and Excise department comes under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. The agency is staffed by IRS officers who start their careers as Assistant Commissioners in the field and within 20–25 years rise to the post of Chief Commissioners, with a few senior most officers who become Members of CBEC / CESTAT / Settlement Commission.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) is headed by Chairperson CBEC and consist of six Members of CBEC.
CBEC looks after Excise, Service Tax and Customs.
Ranks of the Customs & Central Excise Department
1.A TV serial on Sony Channel was aired on every Thursday, named 'Powder', a production of Yashraj pictures. it was based on Customs Department & Narcotics Department. 2.Customs Diary is a 1993 Malayalam film by T. S. Suresh Babu starring Jayaram and Mukesh in the lead roles.
Customs & Central Excise Officer on Republic Day
Customs & Central Excise Headquarter in New Delhi
Customs & Central Excise Officers at NACEN
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