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information regarding evasion of Customs duty, Excise duty
or Service Tax. Your valuable information will help in
checking evasion.
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Government of India grants handsome rewards to informers
who provide specific information leading to seizure of
goods, currency, bullion or leads to detection of duty
evasion including wrong declaration of quantity,
description, value etc. |
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The maximum reward in respect of gold is Rs.50,000/- per
Kg., for silver it is Rs. 1,000/- per Kg., for Opium it is
Rs. 220/- per Kg., for Heroin it is Rs. 20,000/- per Kg.,
for Cocaine it is Rs. 40,000/- per Kg. and for Hashish it
is Rs. 400/- per Kg. |
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If the information leads to detection of duty evasion,
maximum reward of 20% of the duty evaded plus 20% of the
fine/penalty realised can be given to the informers. In
case you have any specific information to give, you can
contact. Your name and identity will be kept absolutely
confidential.
You will be
rewarded upto 20% of the amount of duty involved which is
exempted from income tax.
If you have any information, please contact any of the
following Officers.
Your Name and information will be
kept absolutely confidential. |
| OFFICER NAME |
PHONE NO. |
FAX NO. |
Shri Pramod
Kumar Aggarwal
Principal Commissioner |
2553839 |
2561887 |
Shri Brijendra Chowdhary
Joint Commissioner |
2564622 |
2560152 |
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Shri Swachhand Chavan
Deputy Commissioner (Prev.)
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2560596 |
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REWARDS TO INFORMERS
Government
functions with the help of the taxes collected from the
citizens. The tax levy is a system, which is generally not to
the liking of the public. Hence, the tax evasion is the major
field, were Government revenue is lost. To enhance the
detection of evasion Government has framed the system of
rewards to the people who help in the detection of the tax
evasion. In Central Excise also reward is given to the people
who give concrete information about tax evaders. The following
are a few guidelines for the people who like to help detection
of Central Excise Duty evasion:
1)
What is an information?
An information is any useful message received from the public
or any person for that matter revealing fraudulent evasion of
duty. It is the message based on which the department
officials conduct further enquiry and investigation.
2) Who can give information?
Any person who is aware of the illegal activities of the
manufacturing units or any Central Excise assessee can give an
information.
3) Who is an informer?
Any person other than the Officers of the Central Excise who
has the requisite information relating to evasion of duty is
an informer.
4) Whom should an informer contact?
An informer with an information and can contact Central Excise
department and deliver the information to any Officer of the
rank of Inspector and above.
5) How to give an information?
An information has to be given in writing addressed to the
Head of the department, after affixing the signature of the
person giving the information along with the left-hand thumb
impression.
6) What should an information
contain?
An information should contain details of the evasion known,
such as name & address of the unit, method adopted for the
evasion, the persons responsible and all other relevant
details connected with the evasion.
7)
What are the common methods of evasion adopted with regard to
Central Excise?
a) Misdeclaration / under-valuation of the product.
Manufacture of the products without the informing the
Department. Selling the same at a higher price after showing a
lesser value to the department.
b) Suppression of production
Producing the goods without properly accounting the same in
the records.
c) Clandestine removal.
Removing the goods without accounting the same and with out
payment of duty. Even a transporter who stores such goods is
liable for action.
8) How the department receives an
information?
The department acknowledges the information. The name and
address of the informer is kept confidential.
9) What benefit does an informer get?
An informer is given the reward if the information given is
correct and the duty payable by the assessee is recovered.
10) What is the eligible reward
amount and how it is disposed?
The eligible reward amount is up to 20% of the duty evasion
detected and realised. The amount is disbursed in the
following manner:
a) Upto 25% of
eligible reward amount after issue of Show Cause Notice.
b) Another 25%
of eligible reward amount after adjudication of the case.
c) Balance of
50% of the eligible reward amount after conclusion of the
appeal proceedings.
11)
When are the above rewards sanctioned?
The first two categories of rewards are advance rewards
sanctioned after issue of Show Cause Notice and Adjudication
of the case respectively, provided the competent authority to
sanction reward is satisfied that there is reasonable chance
of sustenance of the case in appellate forums. The third
category is final reward it is sanctioned after conclusion of
the Appeal proceedings. The reward is disbursed after
confirming the identity of the informer, in the presence of
two witnesses.
12) What is the punishment for false
information?
If any false information is given to the department, action
can be initiated against the informer under Section 182 of
Indian Penal Code.
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