" IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED FROM THE GRADE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF AIACEGEO. THIS IS THE ONLY ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERINTENDENTS OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED FROM THE GRADE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY . President Mr.T.Dass and SG Mr. Harpal Singh.

Wednesday, 9 December 2020

Extension of dates

 

ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL EXCISE

GAZETTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Patron                                                                   Chief Patron                                                               Patron

A. Venkatesh                                                           Ravi Malik                                                        C. S. Sharma

Mob. 7780255361                                             Mob. 9868816290                                          Mob. 9313885411

President:                                           Address for communication:                                  Secretary General:

T. Dass                                Flat No. 6, SE 11, Shastri Nagar, Ghaziabad                                   Harpal Singh

Mob.9848088928     mail Id:aiacegeo2019@gmail.com    Site:cengoindia.blogspot.in        Mob.9717510598

Vice Presidents: B L Meena, K V Sriniwas  (Central) Chinmoy Ghosh, Rajashish Dutta (East) Ashish Vajpayee, Amadul Islam (North) B Pavan K Reddy, M Jegannathan (South) Sanjeev Sahai, U D Meena (West) Joint Secretaries: S P Pandey, T A Manojuman (Central) Apurba Roy, Siddharth Tewari (East) A K Meena, S K Shrimali (West) Anand Narayan, Prabhakar Sharma (North) H Sadanand, M Nagaraju (South); All India Coordinator: B L Meena Office Secretary: B C Gupta Treasuer: Manoj Kumar Organising Secretary: Soumen Bhattachariya Liaisoning Secretary: Bhoopendra Singh North Zone Coordinator: C. P. Verma

(Recognised by G.O.I., Min. of Fin. vide letter F.No. B. 12017/10/2006-Ad.IV A Dt.21.01.08)

Office address: 206, B wing, CGO Complex II, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad

                 Ref. No. 205/AIB/A/20                                                                               Dt. 09.12.20

To,

Sh. M. Ajith Kumar,

Chairman, CBIC,

North Block, New Delhi.

Sub: Extension of last date of issuance of SCN or any other action form 31st December, 2020 to 31st March, 2021/30th June, 2021.

Sir,

It is to submit with due regards that the corona pandemic is spreading with the alarming speed now a days. Due to the continued grip of COVID-19 at all India level and spurt of the pandemic beyond the metropolitan and big cities, the normal life has still not resumed and seems to take time. Corona cases are also expected to increase more in the winter season.

2. Further, it has been brought to the notice of the Association that the assessees are facing problems and expressing difficulty in providing the information/records sought from them through the notices, letters and summons to corroborate with and to complete the investigation for issuance of SCN or any other action due to the disruption in the activities on account of COVID-19 pandemic. Resultantly, the investigation and other actions have been badly hampered.  

3. The last date of 31st December, 2020 for completion of enquiry and issuance of SCN for financial year 2015-16 including third party SCNs and any other actions falling due upto 31st December, 2020 for Central Excise, Customs & Service Tax matters or even GST is approaching very fast. Under the prevailing circumstances, it is very likely that the SCN and any other action may fail to be completed in a lot of the cases within the time limit inspite of the sincere, dedicated and whole hearted efforts of our officers. This may result into the loss of the exchequer in these hard days.

4. It has also been brought to the notice of the Association that the work has been suffered due to uneven distribution of the work of the GST and the legacy work at various locations and also due to the acute shortage of the officers as well as infrastructure and also uneven response by the system. The COVID-19 pandemic has added further to worsen the situation and many areas are still in the grip of the pandemic. In many cases, our officers have to issue even 400-500 SCNs on individual basis without due infrastructure and without any assisting hands.

5. Time has also been taken in handing over and taking over of charge by the field officers due to delayed AGT orders. In our own Department, corona cases are increasing on alarming speed. Not only our officers, the trade and public are still in the grip of the pandemic.

6. Under these prevailing circumstances, it is requested in the interest of the revenue that:

(i) The last date for the issuance of the SCN or time limit for completion or compliance of any action by any authority in r/o Service Tax, Central Excise and Customs and even GST falling due upto 31st December, 2020 may kindly further be extended at least upto 31st March, 2021 or 30th June, 2021.

(ii) Efforts may also kindly be made to overcome the problem of shortage of the manpower as well as infrastructure at field formations and also to have quickly and accurately responsive AIO system.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

                                                                                                                                                       

(HARPAL SINGH),

Secretary General.

Copy with the request for necessary action to:

(1)   The Finance Secretary, North Block, New Delhi.

(2)   The Hon’ble MOS, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi.

(3)   The Hon’ble Minister of Finance, North Block, New Delhi.