LOK SABHA PQ No. 4665 for WRITTEN ANSWER on April 23, 2010 - "A RAY OF HOPE"

Central Board of Excise and Customs

PQ NO. 4665. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Inspectors of Central Excise under the administrative control of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) get only one promotion during their entire length of service and that too after putting in 30-35 years in their careers;

(b) whether Inspectors under the CBDT get 3-4 promotions in their career span and get their first promotion after providing 20 years of service;

(c) the reasons for discrimination of one against another recruited through the same Staff Selection Commission (SSC);

(d) whether a report on staff rationalisation in the CBEC was submitted on 15.12.2008;

(e) if so, the details thereof and action taken thereon; and

(f) whether CBEC has a time bound action plan to create smaller divisions headed by Assistant Commissioners/ Deputy Commissioners to effectively monitor revenue interests by plugging the leakage points and collecting more arrears?