Key features of CBEC cadre review as cleared by cabinet

   The long awaited CBEC Cadre Restructring Proposal has been approved by Cabinet on 5th December 2013. Central Board of Excise and Customs, an arm of Finance Ministry that implements Indirect Tax Laws for collection of Central Excise Duty , Customs Duty and Service Tax in the country. With this CBEC Cadre Restructuring approval, the present total posts of 66608 will be augmented with additional 18067 posts.

   While full details of Cabinet approved CBEC Cadre Restructuring proposal is yet to be published officially, a sum-up of key points flashed in media is as follows The Indirect Tax wing of the Finance Ministry, consisting of Custom, Excise and Service Tax Department, will get over 18,000 new recruits.

   This is a part of cadre restructuring proposal of the Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC) as approved by the Cabinet on Thursday. The move is expected to help boost revenue collections, as additional posts will be created. “Indirect tax personal strength has not been expanded since 2002, while revenue target and collection are increasing every year which highlighted the need for restructuring,” a senior Government official told Business Line.

Inclusion/Deletion in the list of existing Hard / Very Hard stations notified vide this Office Memorandum of even number dated 10.10.2011

KENDRIYA VIDYALAVA SANGATHAN 
18, INSTITUTIONAL AREA 
SHAHEED JEET SINGH MARG 
NEW DELHI-110016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

SUB:- Inclusion/Deletion in the list of existing Hard / Very Hard stations notified vide this Office Memorandum of even number dated 10.10.2011

   Based on the recommendation of the Committee, constituted for the purpose of consideration of the proposals for inclusion/deletion of Hard / Very Hard stations, the Hon’ble HRM-Cum-Chairman, KVS has accorded approval for inclusion of following three Kendriya Vidyalayas in the list of Hard Stations with immediate effect.

S.No.	Name of Kendnya Vidyalaya	Name of Regional Office
1.	Mungaoli	Bhopal
2.	Pachmarhi	Bhopal
3.	Lonavla	Mumbai

   Accordingly, a revised list containing the names of 105 Hard Stations and 26 Very Hard Stations is enclosed for information of all concerned.

   Other terms & conditions as mentioned in this Office Memorandum of even number dated 263.2007 will remain unchanged. This office memorandum may be circulated among all the Kendriya Vidyalayas.

Sd/- 
(G.K.SRIVASTAVA) 
ADDL. COMMISSIONER (ADMN.)

Source:http://kvsangathan.nic.in/CircularsDocs/CIR-ADMN-10-10-13.PDF

Details of major concessions granted to different categories of persons on Indian Railways

GENERAL RULES FOR CONCESSION 

 

   The detailed rules, procedures, entitlement, purposes, etc for grant of concession are contained under different serial numbers in IRCA Coaching Tariff, Part I (Vol. II) which can be purchased from the General Secretary, I.R.C.A., Chelmsford Road, New Delhi. For any complaints or clarifications, the General Manager or the Chief Commercial Superintendent of the concerned Zonal Railway Administration should be approached. The important general rules for concession, in reference to the above mentioned Tariff, are as under:

 

   1. (a) All concessional fares shall be calculated on the basis of fares for Mail/Express trains irrespective of the type of train, i.e. Mail or Express or Passenger, by which the passenger travels.

 

   (b) Concession shall not be granted for any journey the cost of which is borne by the Central or State Government or a local authority or a Statutory body or a Corporation or a Government Undertaking or a University. However, the students participating in the tournaments held or recognized by the schools or universities will be eligible to the concession.