IRS customs officer Sanjeev Kumar Singh is new director in Ayush; ITS officer Piyush Chetiya gets extension

Sanjeev Kumar Singh, 2004 batch Indian Revenue Service (Custom and Central Excise) officer, has been appointed as a director in the Ministry of Ayush, New Delhi. In another development, two central secretariat service officers — SK Pani (under secretary in the ministry of health and family welfare) and Saumitra Sahar (under secretary in National Intelligence Grid or NATGRID) — have been transferred to…

Govt empanels 26 officers as GoI JS; 14 from IRS (Customs and CE) and 11 railway engineers

THE government on Thursday empanelled 26 officers — one IAS, 14 IRS (Customs and Central Excise) and 11 officers belonging to Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers, as union joint secretaries (JS). The newly empanelled officers belonged to the batches between 1988 and 1990. Here’s the full list of 26 newly-empanelled JS:

IRS (C and CE) officer Debi Prasad Dash nominated as India’s candidate for Deputy Secretary General, WCO

INDIA has nominated 1985 batch IRS (Customs and Central Excise) officer Debi Prasad Dash as the country’s official candidate for the post of Deputy Secretary General, World Customs Organisation (WCO). Dash is currently serving as the Director General of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the premier agency tracking smuggling and black money. Only a couple of days ago, the finance minister Arun Jaitley released the…

26 IAS officers of 2000 batch empaneled as JS; “…we should promote our 1997-98 batches to Commissioner level”, appeal revenue officers

THE anguish displayed by Group “A” officers belonging to various Central Services against early promotion of IAS officers, is an old story; but have you noticed any Central service association appealing to the government regarding their promotion in the backdrop of empanelment of IAS — and that too all in a Twitter post? Here it is. IRS (Customs and Central Excise) Association in a Tweet on Friday morning pinged CBEC (Central Board of Excise and Customs) about the need to promote their 1997-98 batches officers to the rank of...

FM asks IRS officers to be hardworking and efficient; appeals citizens to change mindset

FINANCE minister Arun Jaitley on Monday stressed upon the ‘culture of correctness’ and ‘fairness’ that every revenue officer should follow in their assignments. Be hardworking and efficient while ensuring integrity and credibility —said FM while inaugurating professional training of 68th batch of IRS (Customs and Central Excise) officers at NACEN Campus at Faridabad in Haryana on Monday. Here are 10 highlights of the FM’s address:

Training Has Fun and More: A young customs officer gives 20 tips for civil servant probationers

THIS Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) officer is better known as Cowmaaa in social media platforms. And he claims, like many veteran civil servants, that the training period of a civil servant is one of the most interesting ones. After all, this phase lays the foundation for the rest of one’s career, and for some individuals it also changes one’s life. Here are Cowmaaa’s 20 tips on how to take initiatives, how to be receptive of change and what all you must do when you find your soul-mate in the academy. Read on: