Customs/Excise - 11 Prosecution Cases involving Rs. 1.82 lakh pending in various Courts ____ CAG made observation on this but what about carrying the load of crores of arrears since more than 30 -40 years? Ministry has empowered that such arrears which are irrecoverable has to be written off after due procedure but hardly there is any Commissioner has ever did this exercise or their higher ups pullthem up for not doing so. But proudly they directly the subordinate to prepare brochure of these cases and present it to every member, minister when ever there is a conference or meeting and the stationery man power is wasted again adding infructgous expenditure to exchequer. Had any authority if question about the contents of the brochure to the Commissioner or Chief Commissioner perhaps they may be searching the Inspector or Superintendent who prepare it to explain they are so ignorant of that but become Commissioner in 17 years of SErvice and the officer who prepare it leave department with only rise in grade pay of Rs. 800/- in 35-40 years. Inspector joins department with grade pay of Rs. 4600/- and when retires he gets grade pay of Rs. 5400/- which an LDC also gets on retirement but joins department with 2900 grade pay -. This is the department and its Cadre restructuring and the performance of the officers

Mukesh Mishra 02/12/2014