Central Board of Excise and Customs
(CBEC) Offices to Remain open on 29th, 30th &
31stmarch, 2013
Proposed Nationwide Strike by the Associations
of Superintendents and Inspectors of Central Excise for 29th, 30th & 31s T
March, 2013 Stands Withdrawn
All Offices under the Central Board of
Excise and Customs (CBEC) shall be open on 29th, 30th & 31st March, 2013
observing their normal office hours, as a part of trade facilitation measure.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has also
decided that all designated branches of agency banks and RBI offices conducting
government business will keep their counters open on March 29, 30 & 31,
2013 to accept government taxes. All necessary facilities and infrastructure
for e- payment shall be open on these days.
It is also informed that proposed
nationwide strike by the Associations of Superintendents and Inspectors of
Central Excise for 29th, 30th & 31st, 2013 has been withdrawn.
To ensure that the Trade faces no
problem in clearances etc. on these days, additional staff including IRS
(Customs & Central Excise) probationers has been deployed.
[Source: PIB (MoF)
Press Release dated 28th March 2013]