1. Central Excise is one of the oldest Department of India, established by
Britishers in 1855.
2.
"The Central Excise Act 1944" was known as "The Central Excise
& Salt Act, 1944" before year 1996.
3.
There were only 67 items mentioned in the original act on which Excise Duty was
levied, but now the number is in thousands.
4. At
present Central Excise Department has 23 Zones, 100 Commissionerates, 460
Divisions & 2614 Ranges for Tax Collection & Law Enforcement Activities
across India.
5.
"Power to Arrest" was given to Central Excise Officers in 1973 by
Union Govt, whereas "Power to Arrest" in Service tax matters was
given in 2013.
6.
Central Excise Department has won "Best Anti Smuggling Agency of
India" prize maximum times beating other Govt. agencies like BSF, ED, NCB,
Income Tax, ITBP, etc.
7.
Intelligence Agency of Central Excise, 'Directorate General of Central Excise
Intelligence' (DGCEI) was established in the year 1979 & till year 2000 it
was known as 'Directorate General of Anti Evasion'. With only 300 officers
across India, DGCEI detects more Revenue Evasions cases than heavily staffed
agencies like Enforcement Directorate & Income Tax Investigation.
8. At
present there are 11,210 Superintendents & 14,704 Inspectors working in
Central Excise, which are the backbone of Revenue Collection & Anti
Smuggling Operations. These officers are deputed in Revenue Ranges,
International Airports, Intelligence & Preventive wings, Anti Smuggling
Wings, Land Customs Stations & Border Check Points.
9. The
term 'Excise' is Latin word which means Inland Tax.
10.
Till early 1954 Central Excise Department was known as "Customs, Excise
& Tobacco Department". But after union Budget of 1954 the Department
was renamed as "Indian Customs & Central Excise Department" &
the production tax on Alcohol was transferred to State Government.
Source : http://cengoindia.blogspot.in/
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