Department of Revenue : Revenue HeadQuarters                        

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

( Headquarters Administration )

 

Introduction

The Headquarters Administration of the Department of Revenue looks after matters relating to all administration work pertaining to the Department, coordination between the two Boards, CBDT and CBEC administration of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 ( to the extent falling within the jurisdiction of the Union), the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances ( NDPS ) Act, 1985 and SAFEMA ( FOP ) Act, 1976, and matters relating to the following organizations/offices:

(i) Settlement Commission ( Income Tax )

(ii) Settlement Commission ( Customs & Central Excise )

(iii) Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property ( ATFP )

(iv) Customs, Excise and Gold ( Control ) Appellate Tribunal (CEGAT )

(v) Authority for Advance Rulings for Income-tax

(vi) Authority for Advance Rulings for Customs and Central Excise

(vii) Enforcement Directorate;

(viii) Competent Authorities under SAFEM ( FOP) Act

(ix) Central Economic Intelligence Bureau ( CEIB )

(x) Narcotics Control Bureau ( NCB )

(xi) Chief controller of Factories (CCF); and

(xii) Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN).

 

The administration, inter alia, is responsible for :-

(xiii) Appointment of Chairman/Members of CBDT/CBEC, Settlement Commission(IT/WT), Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission, the Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property ( ATFP ), the Customs Excise and Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal ( CEGAT ), and Director-General NCB/CEIB, Director (Enforcement) and Authority for Advance Rulings ( AAR ).

(xiv) Setting up of Commission/Committee under the Department of Revenue.

(xv) All matters relating to the Narcotics Control Division in the Department.

(xvi) Foreign training and assignment of officers of the Department.

(xvii) Processing of cases of deputation of IRS/IC&CES Officers to Central Government under the Central Staffing Scheme or any Board/PSU, etc.

(xviii) Issue of sanctions for payment of annual contribution to the Customs Cooperation council, Brussels and other international agencies.

The Administration Wing is headed by the Joint Secretary(Rev), who in turn reports to Additional Secretary (Rev)

There is an Integrated Financial Unit in the Department, headed by a Finacial Adviserof the rank of Joint Secretary.

A Grievances Cell is also functioning in the headquarters, which is monitored by an officer of the rank of Director to the Government of India. A Women's complaint Cell is also functioning in the Headquarters under the Chairmanship of Smt. Nisha Malhotra, Joint Secretary, CBEC.