NATIONAL ACADEMY OF CUSTOMS,
EXCISE & NARCOTICS
NACEN COMPLEX, SECTOR-29, FARIDABAD-121008
Section,4(1)(b)(i) Particulars of Organization, Functions and Duties.
The National Academy of Customs Excise &
Narcotics at Faridabad is the apex training institute for the Central Excise,
Customs and Narcotics Department of India. It started as a training school from
a small building at Daryaganj, Old Delhi in 1969 and
then shifted to Hauz Khas
in South Delhi. Later, it operated from the premises of Pushpa
Bhavan till 1996 and has been functional at the
present 23-acre lush green complex at Faridabad. Since then a recent
addition has been the new administrative block that is equipped with 5 lecture
halls having state-of-the-art audio-visual equipments and teaching aids. The
new block also has a well equipped fully computerized library, a large
auditorium, conference rooms, e-learning center, computer lab and an
amphitheatre. The Academy has a Center of Excellence headed by an Additional
Director General to undertake research in areas relating to indirect taxes.
Besides the Academy have three hostels and a VIP guesthouse. The rooms are
equipped with all the modern amenities. The Academy also has excellent sport
facilities that include a swimming pool, gymnasium, billiards room, squash
courts basketball. lawn tennis and other outdoor
games. The Director General is overall in charge of all the training functions
in the department. There are 9 Regional Training Centers at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata. Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Vadodara, Hazaribagh and Kanpur
that cater to the training of the Group B and Group C officers. NACEN,
Faridabad is basically responsible for the training of the Group A probationers
of the IC & CES. In cadre training & training on specialized topics
like Service Tax, VAT. Valuation, Audit, Enforcement for the group A officers. These courses on specialized topics are need
based and oriented towards capacity building of the officers of the Department.
NACEN
has also taken over the training in many of the new areas Notable amongst them
is the pioneering effort in the field of environmental crimes. NACEN has
entered an MOU with UNEP to train the Customs officers in India and the
Asia-Pacific region on the smuggling of Ozone Depleting Substances. NACEN has
been conducting such workshops all over the country and abroad for the last
three years. This has shown results in the field with increase in the number of
seizures of these substances all over the country.
NACEN
has also been recognized as the Regional Center of the World Customs
Organization. With this NACEN will start training Customs officers of the
Asia-Pacific Region under the aegis of the WCO. NACEN
is also actively involved in the development of synergy on various capacity
building issues with the US Customs. Asian Development Bank,
Customs Organizations of SAARC countries etc.
At
NACEN the main emphasis on training is to improve the knowledge base. Provide
managerial skills and develop positive attitude of the officers of the Department.
This emphasis is reflected in the training of the Group A probationers that is
spread over 18 months and includes not only classroom sessions on various
topics but field visits. attachment to field formation
and on the job training. The probationers are given inputs on Customs, Central
Excise, Narcotics, law, audit, administration, accountancy and various other
fields. They also interact with important personalities in various fields.
NACEN is committed to provide quality-training programmes that ensure capacity
building in the Department and contribute towards providing a modern effective
tax administration.
(ii)
Powers and duties of its Officers and Employees
Apart
from the normal administrative and establishment functions and duties carried
out in Central Government Offices, this Academy’s main function is to impart
training to the Officers/staff of Central Board of Excise and Customs and other
agencies on Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax and Narcotics laws and other
related issues. In addition, this Academy also have a
Centre of Excellence for doing research work in the field of Indirect Taxation.
Training Calendar for NACEN Hdqrs. as well as its RTIs are prepared in the
beginning of each financial year containing schedule of various courses planned
to be conducted during the year. These courses are conducted with the help of
in-house as well as out-sourced faculty. Eminent personalities who are experts
in their respective fields are called for delivering lecture to the
participants. The Academy also prepares material which includes law and latest
instructions on various subjects for use by the participants.
(iii) The procedure followed in
the decision making process, including channels of supervision and
accountability
Training
modules are designed as per need and requirements of field formations under
CBEC. In keeping with the changing work environment of Customs and Central
Excise Officers, This Academy has conducted several courses on improving basic
computer knowledge of the officers and staff and almost 100% Computer literacy
has been achieved at Group A, B and C levels of officers in CBEC. NACEN Hdqrs.
and its RTIs have also been conducting courses on Accountancy and Scrutiny of
Financial Records by the Central Excise Officers in EA-2000. Faculty for
delivering lectures is selected very carefully after ascertaining their field
experience and competence. There is a system of feedback from the participants
at the end of each module on the relevance of the subject and to assess the faculty.
This feedback is always considered and taken into account while designing the
new modules on the subject and selection of faculty. Decision on selection of
faculty is taken at DG level.
An
officer in the grade of Additional/Joint Director is designated as Course
Director for each course conducted by NACEN and RTIs. Officers
in the rank of Assistant Director/Deputy Director. Superintendent and
Inspector assist the Course Director in organising
the course. The courses are conducted under the overall supervision of Director
General.
(iv) Norms set by it for the
discharge of its functions
Norms
are specified in Citizen’s Charter and Mission Statement. Depending upon the
requirements of the field formations, norms are set for conducting maximum
number of courses in a year at NACEN Hdqrs. and its RTIs and accordingly.
Training Calendars are finalized.
(v)
Rules, regulations, instructions, manuals & records held by it or under its
control for being used by the employees for discharging its functions:
The
training is conducted on the basis of rules, regulations, instructions, manuals
etc. published by the Board.
(vi) A statement of the
categories of documents that are held by it or under its control
Material
of training on different subjects for various level of
officers including Probationers, and of Departmental Examinations for different
grade of Officers and Staff.
(vii)
The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or
representation by the members of the public in relation to the formulation of
its policy or implementation thereof
There
is no public dealing in the Academy.
(viii)
A statement of the Boards, Councils, Committees and other bodies consisting of
two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advise, and as to whether meetings of those Boards,
Councils, Committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the Minutes of
such meetings are accessible for public
A
Training Steering Committee has been set up by the CBEC to provide strategic
advice and guidance to the Department on all training matters. The Committee is
headed by a Member, CBEC and consists of DG, NACEN, Chief Commissioners Customs
and Central Excise and officers of the rank of Commissioners as Members.
Meetings of Training Steering Committee are not open to public.
(ix)
Directory of its offices and employees
This
information has been notified by NACEN separately.
(x)
Monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the
system of compensation as provided in its regulations
This
information has been notified by NACEN separately.
(xi)
Budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all
plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made
This
information has been notified by NACEN separately.
(xii)
The manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated
and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes
Not Applicable.
(xiii)
Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by
it
Not Applicable.
(xiv)
Details in respect of the information, available to or held by It, reduced in an electronic form
All
the general information about the NACEN and its RTIs are available on Internet
on the official website of the Academy (www.nacen.ernet.in). Details of the
courses planned and telephone numbers of the officers posted in NACEN and at
various RTIs are also available on the website.
(xv) The particulars of facilities available to citizens for
obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading
room, if maintained for public use.
This
information has been notified by NACEN separately.
(xvi) Names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers :
Please
see the list of CPIOs provided separately at http://www.cbec.gov.in/info-act/aa-cpio/aa-cpio-idx.htm
(xvii)
Such other information as may be prescribed -
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