Ref: TIOL-DDT 2467 dated 31-10-2014 regarding uniform for the Assistant Commissioner of Customs.
If the officer concerned is getting Uniform Allowance then there is binding on him to wear uniform. The Executive Officers under the CBEC upto the rank of Deputy Commissioner are entitled to receive Uniform allowance. It is to be noted that different sets of Uniforms were prescribed for Customs and Central Excise from the very beginning. However, I have seen Officers of Customs and Central Excise posted at Inland Customs Depot (ICD) wearing Khaki Uniform instead of White Uniform. The excise control over cultivation and storage of Tobacco was abolished in 1979 but the Uniform was not discontinued. The Kelkar Committee had recommended in 2000 for abolishment of Uniform for Central Excise Officers but the same was not accepted. Another crucial aspect is that Executive Officers in the rank of Joint Commissioner and above in the CBEC are not required to wear uniform. The situation is quite different in Police Department and the Para-military Organizations like BSF, CRPF, ITBP etc. where officers in the rank of Police Commissioner, Inspector General, Director General are also required to wear uniform. Therefore, there is uniformity on the issue of wearing Uniform in Police and Para-military Organizations unlike diversity in CBEC.
**Pankaj Jaroli

pankaj jaroli 03/11/2014