24x7 Operations at 12 Major Ports on Trial Basis for 45 Days

[Ref: F No.450/25/2009-Cus.IV dated 5th July 2010]

Sub: Allocation of Staff to Seaports for 24x7 operations.

Reference is invited to Board's letter F.No. A.11013/12/2007-Ad.lV dated 16th August, 2007 regarding strengthening of Customs and Central Excise Department with a view to increasing operational efficiency and allocation of 4647 additional posts. (Copy enclosed)

2. Vide the above letter, it was also conveyed that Union Cabinet has approved creation of 475 posts in various grades for 24*7 operations of Seaports located across the country Vishakhapatnam, Kolkata. Mundra, Okha, Sikka, Mangalore, JNPT, Mumbai. Paradeep, Gopalpur, Ennore and Chennai. This was done in pursuance to the recommendations given by the Inter Ministerial Group on Customs Procedures and Functioning of Container Freight Stations and Ports.

3. Now, the Task Force of the Department of Commerce to reduce transaction cost involved in exports has recommended that customs operations should be made available on 24x7 basis at identified 14 customs locations, especially on weekends This recommendation has been accepted by the government.

4. Accordingly, it has been decided to introduce 24*7 operations in the customs stations mentioned at Para 2 above on trial basis in the following phases

(a) Phase 1: Provide services for delivery of export goods (15 days)

(b) Phase 2: Provide delivery for RMS facilitated import goods (15 days)

5. After the total 45 days trial period, the outcome will be reviewed and based upon the success achieved subject to getting additional staff sanction and custodians, CHAs, banks and other related agencies agreeing to provide necessary complementary services, a decision will be taken by the Board to expand the services to the other customs locations.

6. You are, therefore, requested to take necessary steps to ensure that the trial is undertaken in a time-bound manner starting from 15th July, 2010. Further, custodians, CHAs banks and other related agencies may also be impressed upon for their cooperation/participation in the trial, based on requirement.

7. On completion of the trail period, a report on the outcome may be sent to the Board, preferably by 15th September, 2010.

8. Wide Publicity may be given to the trial 24x7 facilities being provide

4647 New Posts for Service Tax Created

[Ref: F.No.A.11013/12/2007-Ad.lV dated 16th August 2007]

Sub: Strengthening of Customs and Central Excise Department with a view to increasing operational efficiency - allocation of 4647 additional posts in CBEC

In continuation of this Ministry's letter of even number dated 7th August, 2007 conveying sanction of 4647 additional posts created with a view to increasing operational efficiency in the areas i.e. Service Tax Administration, Internal Audit of Service Tax and Central Excise and Customs Administration. I am directed to intimate the Commissionerate-wise allocation of 4647 sanctioned posts, as follows:-

Appendix Parameter adopted for allocation of newly-created posts to the various field formations in CBEC.

Annexure-A Allocation of 4587 additional posts created for Service Tax Administration, Internal Audit of Central Excise and Service Tax Audit and Customs Administration.

Annexure-B List of ICD/CFS for which additional posts have been created and included in the Annexure -'A' above.

Annexure-C List of Sea ports for which 475 posts created in various grades and included in the Annexure - A above.

Annexure-O Allocation of 60 posts in the Grade of Peon.

2. All concerned are requested to initiate expeditious steps to fill the allocated posts at the earliest. In the case of promotion quota, DPCs can be completed and the promotions ought to be effected by 15th October, 2007. In the case of direct recruitment of Group 'D' posts, the exercise must be completed by 31*1 December, 2007.

Appendix

Fifteen ‘Heavy workload ICDs/CFSs’ have been proposed to be allocated 2 such staffing modules each, while workload-wise top 25 ICDs out of total 31 ‘Normal Workload’ ICDs (As detailed in Annexure ‘B’) have been proposed to be allocated one staffing module each. Staff strength proposed for these ICDs has been shown clubbed with other allocations for their respective controlling Commissionerates in the Annexure ‘A’. Minimum workload ICDs have not been proposed to be allocated additional staff strength.

(d) Allocation of Staff to International Airports: After the year 2002 following 15 Airports have been notified as International Airports for the purpose of Passenger Baggage and Cargo Clearance.

Lucknow, Vishakhapatnam, Guwahati, Port Blair, Gaya, Dabolim, Srinagar (J&K), Indore, Pune, Nagpur, Bhubaneshwar, Jaipur, Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, Bangalore.

Union Cabinet has approved total staff strength of 390 posts in various grades for providing staff strength to such Airports. This works out to 15 staffing modules consisting of 1 AC/5 Superintendent, 10 Inspectors & 10 Sepoys. Controlling Commissionerates of each of the 15 Airports listed above have been proposed to be allocated one module each.

(e) Allocation of Staff to Seaports for 24x7 Operations

Union Cabinet has approved creation of 475 posts in various grades for 24x7 operations of Seaports located across the Country. Following Sea Ports have been allocated staff strength according to their workload (handling of various import/export documents) and revenue realization:

ANNEXURE "C"

	Coatgtrts	Ports	ADC	AC	Supdt.	Inspector	STA	TA	Sepoy
1.	Vishakhapatnam	Vishakhapatnam	0	1	5	6	1	1	3
2.	Kolkata (Port)	Kolkata	1	2	10	12	3	3	7
3.	Jamnagar	Mundra	1	2	10	12	4	4	7
		Okha	0	2	10	12	4	4	7
		Sikka	0	2	10	12	4	4	7
			1	6	30	36	12	12	21
4.	Mangalore	Mangalore	0	2	10	12	4	4	7
5.	Nhava Sheva	JNPT	1	4	20	24	7	7	9
	Mumbai Cus. Gen.	Mumbai	1	3	13	15	5	5	9
6.	Bhubaneswar	Paradeep	0	1	5	6	2	2	7
		Gopalpur	0	0	5	6	2	2	7
			0	1	10	12	4	4	14
7.	Chennai Customs	Ennore	0	1	10	12	4	4	7
		Chennai	1	3	15	18	6	6	8
			1	4	25	30	10	10	15
	Total		5	23	123	147	46	46	85