CBEC Cadre Restructuring Notification issued

CBEC Cadre Restructuring Notification issued by after Cabinet’s approval – Cadre Wise increase in Strength

Officers and staff of Central Excise, Service Tax and Customs can rejoice now as orders for CBEC Cadre Restructuring has been issued by CBEC after Cabinet had approved CBEC Cadre Restructuring last week.

CBEC Cadre Restructuring Notification F.No. 11019/08/2013-AD.IV, dt. 18-12-2013 contains cadre wise increase in strength and procedure for filling up newly created temporary posts in the cadre of entry level of IRS viz., Assistant Commissioner, and procedure for filling up regular JTS in Assistant Commissioner posts.

Sailent Features in CBEC Cadre Restructuring Notification dated 18.12.2013 are as follows.

After implementation of CBEC Cadre Restructuring total staff strength of CBEC has gone up by 18067 from 66808 to 84875.

New vacancies arising due to additional regular posts approved for creation in JTS as well as chain vacancies in JTS arising due to promotions against additional posts created at higher level will be filled in IRS (Customs and &CE) Recruitment Rules,2012 i.e. on the basis of 50:50 (DR and Promotions) in the new ratio of 13:2:1.

The new 2118 temporary JTS AC posts are created for five years from the date of notification i.e. 18-12-2013. These new posts will be filled totally from the internal promotions from the three feeder cadres i.e. Superintendent of Central Excise, Superintendent (Customs) and Appraiser in the revised ratio. However, the promotions against these vacancies shall not entail further promotion to any level beyond JTS. In other words, officers promoted as AC in the PB-3 scale of Rs.15600-39100 with GP of 5400 (JTS) against these temporary posts will not be eligible for promotion as DCs in the PB-3 15600-39100 scale with GP of 6600 (STS).

Formation wise distribution of the posts at various levels will be issued separately.

Following is the increase in cadre strength after implementation of CBEC Cadre Restructuring

1. Principal Chief Commissioner (New Cadre with Apex scale) 14 Additional Posts

2. Chief Commissioner/DG (New Cadre with HAG scale 38 Additional Posts

3. Chief Commissioner (Present CC redesignated as Principal Commissioner) 53 Additional Posts

4. Commissioner-45 Additional Posts

5. ADCs-339 Additional Posts

6. JCs-339 Additional Posts

7. DCs-200 Additional Posts

8. ACs (Regular) in JTS grade 300 Additional Posts

9. ACs JTS Temporary – 2118 New Posts

10. Superintendent – Three cadres – 5160 Additional Posts