Heartiest congratulations Sudesna. Well Done!

Smt. Sudesna Sengupta, Intelligence Officer from DRI, Kolkata gets the HT WOMAN AWARD 2018 in the category of ‘WARRIORS IN UNIFORM’. She was chosen over nominees from Defence, Police and Para-military forces and she is the first woman from Central Excise deptt. to win this award. The Award was given by the CM of UP in a function on 28/04/2018 in Lucknow.

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Commutation of Pension Latest FAQ

11. COMMUTATION OF PENSION

(11.1) How much of the pension can be commuted?

A pensioner can opt to commute up to 40% of the pension admissible at the time of retirement.

(11.2) Is there any restriction on commutation of pension?

Yes. No Government servant against whom departmental or judicial proceedings as referred to in Rule 9 of the Pension Rules, have been instituted before the date of his retirement or the pensioner against whom such proceedings are instituted after the date of retirement, shall be eligible to commute a fraction of his provisional pension authorised under Rule 69 of the Pension Rules or the pension, as the case may be, during the pendency of such proceedings.

(11.3) Whether the family can be given the benefit of 40 per cent commutation if a pensioner dies before exercising option?

No, since the commutation does not become absolute in such cases the benefit cannot be given to the family.

(11.4) What will be the effective date of reduced pension if,

a) The applicant is drawing pension from PAO?

b) The applicant is drawing pension from a branch of Public Sector Bank?

c) A Government servant who retired on superannuation and commutation applied in Form 1-A of CCS(Commutation of Pension) Rules before the date of retirement and commutation paid through Head of Office within the first month of retirement ?

(a) The reduction in the amount of pension on account of the commutation shall be operative from the date of receipt of the commuted value of pension or at the end of three months after issue of authority by the PAO for the payment of commuted value of pension, whichever is earlier.

(b) The reduction in the amount of pension on account of commutation shall be operative from the date on which the commuted value of pension is credited by the bank to the applicant’s account to which pension is being credited.

(c) The reduction in the amount of pension on account of commutation shall be operative from its inception. The commuted value is paid in two stages as such the reduction in the amount of pension shall be made from the respective dates of the payment as per (a) or (b) above, as the case may be.

(11.5) How does the period of 15 years for restoration of commuted portion of pension reckon?

The 15-year period for restoration may be reckoned from the date of retirement itself only in case where the payment of commuted value of pension was/is made during the first month of retirement leading to appropriate reduction on account of commutation in the first pension itself. In all other cases, where the commutation of pension led/leads to a reduction in the second or subsequent month, the 15-year period will be reckoned from the date on which reduction in pension became/ becomes effective.

(11.6) Is any authorization for restoration of commuted portion of pension after 15 years required from PAO/CPAO?

No, Restoration of commuted portion of pension after 15 years (from the date of crediting of commuted value) or as fixed by the Government from time to time is to be made automatically by bank. In cases where the date of commutation is not readily available in the PPO, the bank will obtain the information from the concerned PAO who issued the PPO through CPAO before restoring the commuted portion of pension.

(11.7) What has the pensioner to do for restoration of commuted portion of pension? From what date is it restored?

Commuted portion of pension is to be restored after 15 years from the date of commutation. This restoration was introduced w.e.f 01.04.1985. The commuted amount of pension shall be restored on completion of fifteen years from the date the reduction of pension on account of commutation becomes operative in accordance with Rule 6 of CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules provided that when the commutation amount was paid on more than one occasion on account of upward revision of pension, the respective commuted amount of pension shall be restored on completion on fifteen years from the respective date(s).

(11.8) What is reduce/residual/residuary pension?

Reduce/residual/residuary pension is the part of pension which is payable after deducting commuted portion of the pension.

(11.9) What would be the age to be used for commutation of additional commutable pension and which factor would be used for such additional commuted value of pension?

The age reckoned for calculation of commuted value of pension at the time of original application for commutation of pension will apply for calculation of commutation value of additional commutable pension. However, as mentioned in the OM dated 04.08.2016, the commutation factor in the revised Table of Commutation Value for Pension will be used for the commutation of the additional amount of pension that has become commutable on account of retrospective revision of pay/pension.

(11.10) From which date the reduction in pension on account of additional commutation of pension will take effect?

Reduction in pension on account of additional commutation of pension will be in two or more stages as per the provisions contained in Rule 6 and Rule 10 of the CCS(Commutation of Pension) Rules,1981.

(11.11) What will be the date of restoration of additional commutation of pension?

The commuted portion of pension shall be restored after 15 years from the respective dates of commutation as provided in Government of India decision No.1 under the Rule 10 of CCS(Commutation of Pension) Rules,1981. Necessary endorsement should be made on PPO.

(11.12) A person with D.O.B. on first of month retires in the previous month. What will be the value to be taken for calculation from commutation table ?

The commutation of pension become absolute on the date following the date of his retirement. The commutation value taken will be Age on 61st Birthday (i.e. 8.194) in the present commutation table, if he has retired on attaining the age of 60 years.

(11.13) Whether a person who has commuted some percentage of his pension, can commute remaining part up to maximum of 40% afterwards( e.g if a person have commuted 20% of his pension on retirement and the same was duly authorized, whether he can commute the remaining 20% of his pension)?

There is no provision for second option for commutation after the first option becomes absolute.

IRS Officer Durishetty Anudeep Tops Civil Services Exam 2017

New Delhi: Indian Revenue Service officer Durishetty Anudeep has topped the coveted civil services 2017 examination whose results were announced Friday, breaking a three-year streak of female candidates bagging the top spot.

IRS officer Durishetty Anudeep has topped the coveted civil services 2017 examination whose results were announced Friday the breaking a three-year streak of female candidates bagging the top spot.

Anu Kumari and Sachin Gupta stood second and third respectively, the Union Public Service Commission announced today.

Anudeep, an IRS officer (Customs and Central Excise cadre) is posted as an Assistant Commissioner in Hyderabad.

“It was not an easy journey. I am thankful to all the people who have supported me. I am really happy,” he said.

Anudeep hails from Metpally in Telangana. He cleared the examination with Anthropology as his optional subject.

An OBC candidate, Anudeep has graduated with BE (Electronics & Instrumentation) degree from BITS, Pilani.

“We are very happy about our son acing the Civil Services 2017,” Anudeep’s father Manohar said in Karim Nagar in Telanagana.

“Anudeep got the IRS in his second attempt. Now he is working as Assistant Commissioner, Central GST, in Hyderabad”, Manohar, who works as an assistant engineer at Mallapur in Jagtial district, said.

“We cried a lot when we heard the news over the phone from our son,” Anudeep’s mother Jyothi.

Anu Kumari, the topper among the female candidates, has graduated with BSc (Hons) in Physics from the Delhi University and has done an MBA (Finance and Marketing) from IMT, Nagpur.

A total of 990 candidates — 750 men and 240 women — have been recommended by the Commission for appointment to various central government services, UPSC said in a statement here.

Of the candidates recommended for appointment, 476 are from the general category, 275 from OBC, 165 from scheduled caste and 74 from scheduled tribes category.

“The recommended candidates also include 29 physically disabled persons (9 orthopedically handicapped; 8 visually challenged and 12 hearing impaired),” it said.

Saumya Sharma, a physically disabled candidate, with hearing impairment, secured an overall ninth rank, the UPSC said.

Nandini K R, Tina Dabi and Ira Singhal had topped the civil services 2016, 2015 and 2014 examinations respectively.

A total of 1,058 vacancies were to be filled through Civil Services Examination, 2017 which include 29 vacancies for physically handicapped candidates, the statement said.

“Result of two candidates has been withheld,” it said.

Among the top 25 candidates, 17 are men and 8 women.

“The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2017 was conducted on June 18, 2017. 9,57,590 candidates applied for this examination, out of which 4,56,625 candidates actually appeared. 13,366 candidates qualified for appearance in the written (Mains) examination held in October-November, 2017. Of them, 2,568 candidates qualified for the Personality Test conducted in February-April, 2018,” it said.

The civil services examination is conducted annually in three phases preliminary, main and personality test or interview to select officers for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.

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A total of 34 containers containing approximately 612 MTS of raw sesame seeds of the declared value of Rs 4.53 crores imported have been seized by DRI, Ahmedabad.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ahmedabad has seized imported sesame seeds of Rs 4.53 crores from an importer in Mundra.

Acting on a specific intelligence of an importer based at Deesa involved in the import of raw sesame seeds at Mundra port from Sudan without having the valid Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) licence, a search was carried out at the office and factory premises of the said importer.

During interrogation, the partner of the importer firm confessed that he knew that the FSSAI Licence was required for the import of raw sesame seeds. He admitted that they were importing sesame seeds without a licence from the Central Licensing authority as required under Food Safety and Standards (Imports) Regulations, 2017.

A total of ten containers of imported sesame seeds which were already customs cleared from Mundra port lying in their factory premises were seized.

Officers of DRI Gandhidham seized 24 more containers of sesame seeds which were awaiting customs clearance at Mundra port. Thus, a total of 34 containers containing approximately 612 MTS of raw sesame seeds of the declared value of Rs 4.53 crores imported have been seized by DRI, Ahmedabad.

This is the second seizure by DRI Ahmedabad in this week. Two days ago, the DRI had intercepted two passengers, carrying foreign currency worth Rs 25.25 lakhs and flying to Bangkok from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport (SVPI). Based on a specific intelligence about Ahmedabad based gold smuggling syndicate attempting to smuggle a huge amount of foreign currencies out of India to Bangkok, officials from DRI intercepted Parshottam Rajani and Rajkumar Tharwani, who was sent by the smuggling syndicate by SpiceJet Flight SG-85 on April 18.

Revision of the rates of Central Secretariat (Deputation on Tenure) Allowance to officers of All India Services and Organized Group ‘A’ Central Services on their appointment as Under Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Director in the Central Secretariat under the Central Staffing Scheme.

No.2/10/2017-Estt.Pa-II

 Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions 

Department of Personnel &Training

North Block, New Delhi 

Dated : 24th Apri1,2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Revision of the rates of Central Secretariat (Deputation on Tenure) Allowance to officers of All India Services and Organized Group ‘A’ Central Services on their appointment as Under Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Director in the Central Secretariat under the Central Staffing Scheme.

In supersession of the order contained in OM No.2/22(A)/2008-Estt.(Pay II) dated 3rd September, 2008 and in continuation of this Department’s OM No.2/10/2017-Estt.(Pay II) dated 7th December, 2017, the President is pleased to decide that the officers of All India Services and Organized Group ‘A’ Central Services, on their posting as Under Secretary / Deputy Secretary /Director in the Central Secretariat under the Central staffing scheme will be entitled to get their pay fixed in the applicable revised Pay Level attached to the post or to draw their basic pay plus Central Secretariat (Deputation on Tenure) Allowance on the following terms and conditions

(a) The officers of the All India Services and organized Group ‘A’ Central Services posted in the Central Secretariat under the Central Staffing Scheme as Under Secretary/ Deputy Secretary/ Director will be treated as on deputation outside their cadre i.e. to ex-cadre post;

(b) Their posting will be subject to a prescribed tenure on the expiry of which they will revert to their cadre post in their parent Departments;

(c) During their tenure as Under Secretary /Deputy Secretary /Director, the officers will be paid CDTA at the rate of 10% of their basic pay, subject to a ceiling of Rs. 9000;

(d) The allowance will be paid to the officers for the period of deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme approved by the competent authority;

(e) No allowance will be admissible to officers of these services posted as Joint Secretaries and above in the Central Secretariat;

(f) No allowance will be admissible to officers of the All India Services and organized Group ‘A’ Central Services posted as Under Secretaries/ Deputy Secretaries/ Directors who are given extension or re-employment after superannuation; and

(g) ‘Basic pay’ in the revised pay structure (the pay structure based on 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations) means the pay drawn by the deputationist, from time to time, in the prescribed Level, in Pay Matrix, of the post held by him substantively in the parent cadre, but does’not include any other type of pay like personal pay, etc.

(b) In cases where the basic pay in parent cadre has been upgraded during continuance of deputation on account of Proforma Promotion, Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU) or any other upgradation, such upgraded basic pay under such upgradations shall not be taken into account for the purpose of CDTA.

(i) If during the continuance of deputation an officer gets an upgradation in his parent cadre by way of Proforma Promotion, Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU) or any other upgradation to Level 14 of the Pay Matrix, he shall be given the option to draw the personal pay in accordance with Rule 12 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 as amended vide Department of Expenditure notification No.1-2/2016-IC dated 15/6/2017 without CDTA or the pay which he was drawing before such upgradation with CDTA, whichever is more beneficial.

2. These orders shall take effect from 1st July,2017.

3. Insofar as application of these orders to the officers of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department is concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

sd/-

 (Rajeev Bahree)

 Under Secretary to the Government of India

CONGRATULATION TO DRI

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4. DRI seizes Rs 25 lakh in foreign currency from 2 at airport - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/dri-seizes-rs-25l-in-foreign-currency-from-2-at-airport/articleshow/63837101.cms … #IRSatworkMore
5. Local intelligence inputs help DRI bust major diesel scam . Congratulations Team DRI !!!!

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Local intelligence inputs help DRI bust major diesel scam

Representative ImageVISAKHAPATNAM: A major diesel scam was recently unearthed by officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) of Hyderabad and Chennai. The DRI sleuths acted on inputs provided by the AP state intelligence department and seized around 3 lakh litres of diesel worth Rs 1 crore from 14 containers at Chennai port which was imported in the guise of mineralspirit from Dubai. The DRI officials also arrested four persons, including the mastermind and a hawala operator, involved in the scam under Customs Act of 1962.

After getting specific intelligence inputs, simultaneous search operations were carried out by the DRI officers of Hyderabad and Chennai with the active support from the intelligence wing of the AP at various places across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu since April 17. Searches were conducted at 12 places — from Kakinada in East Godavari to Chennai in Tamil Nadu — belonging to operators or importers, clearing agents, transportation brokers, supervisors, hawala operators and others.

Various dummy companies were opened in Dubai to purchase diesel and import it to Chennai by creating false documents and invoices. The price difference was adjusted by payments through hawala channels, DRI sources said. The operators have already smuggled around 5,366 MT (63 lakh litres) of diesel valued at over Rs 17.7 crore so far, which comes to around 285 containers.

The state intelligence wing had provided the inputs about the diesel scam to the DRI. The modus operandi involved smuggling diesel into India in the name of mineral spirit. Some operators based at Kakinada and Chennai were involved in the scam. The diesel, in huge quantities, were brought by the operators on regular basis from Dubai to Chennai port in containers for illegal sale in Tamil Nadu, AP and Telangana, DRI sources said.

CBIC is proud to be part of Team GST which was conferred with Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration under the category “Innovations” for its contribution in making the transformational reform of GST a reality.

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3. CBIC Retweeted DARPG,Govt. of India

   Team GST conferred with award for Excellence in Public Administration under “Innovations” category for various initiatives undertaken to implement GST in a smooth manner .