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1.0 Introduction As a part of liberalization of the policies and procedures relating to grant of rewards to the Government servants, three funds, namely (i) Customs & Central Excise Welfare Fund, (ii) Performance Award Fund, and (iii) Special Equipment Fund, were created in the year 1985 for the purpose of financing various welfare schemes for promotion of welfare of staff and their families and for acquisition of anti-smuggling equipments of a specialized nature within the shortest possible time. The three Funds were financed by transfer of 10% of the sale proceeds of confiscated goods credited to the Government and Customs/Excise Duties, fines, penalties in offence cases realized and sustained in appeal/revision etc. during the year 1985-86 onwards as verified and confirmed by the Chief Controller of Accounts, CBEC and Financial Adviser to the Ministry of Finance. The distribution of the credits of 10% amongst three funds was as under: (i) Welfare Fund : 1% (ii) Performance Award Fund : 4% (iii) Customs Special Equipment Fund : 5% Customs and Central Excise Welfare Fund and customs and Central Excise Performance Award Fund Ministry have been merged into a single entity, called Customs and Central Excise Welfare fund vide Ministry’s order dated 12.10.2006, to be used for general welfare of staff and officers of the department. The funds have been allocated in the ratio 1:1 in the two funds. Accordingly, with effect from 12.10.2006, there are two funds namely (i) Customs and Central Excise Welfare Fund and (ii) Customs & Central Excise Special Equipment Fund. 1.1 Distribution of the credits amongst two funds The total amount equal to 10% of the sale proceeds of confiscated goods, credited to the Government and Customs/ Excise Duties, fines, penalties in offence cases realized and sustained in appeal/revision etc., is transferred every year to the two funds as under: (i) Customs and Central Excise Welfare Fund : 5% (ii) Customs & Central Excise Special Equipment Fund : 5% 69

1.2 Nature of Funds The two funds form a part of ‘Public Account’ in the same manner as General Provident Fund or Central Govt. Employees Group Insurance Scheme and thus are cumulative in character and the interest on the amount is to be annually transferred and credited to the respective fund accounts. 1.3 Administration of Funds Funds are centrally administered by constitution of a Governing Body comprising of the following members: (i) Chairman, CBEC Convener (ii) All Members of the CBEC Members (iii) Financial Adviser Member (iv) Commissioner (Logistics) Member-Secretary 1.4 Purposes of the Fund:- The underlying purpose of these funds is to cover the following liabilities/schemes :a) Promotion of staff Welfare, recreation and other outdoor activities including a sense of adventure. The staff welfare activities shall include setting up of recreation clubs, libraries, and scholarships for children of employees, opening of crèches, providing vocational training to wives of employees, arrangements of subsidized transport facility for the staff, providing more amenities in the departmental canteens etc. b) To provide for contingencies like death resulting from accident or from injury suffered or from a natural cause during and while the officer is actually engaged in an operation of antismuggling, anti-evasion or narcotic enforcement; injury suffered in the course of anti-smuggling, anti-evasion, or narcotic enforcement activities; death from any cause whatsoever while the officer is posted to a formation involving anti-smuggling, anti-evasion or foreign exchange or narcotic enforcement work as the case may be. The assistance may be provided even if the employee has ceased to be so posted but if the death could reasonably be attributed to his having worked in any such formation; and any permanent 70

1.0 Introduction<br />

As a part <strong>of</strong> liberalization <strong>of</strong> the policies and procedures relat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

to grant <strong>of</strong> rewards to the Government servants, three funds,<br />

namely (i) Customs & Central Excise Welfare Fund, (ii)<br />

Performance Award Fund, and (iii) Special Equipment Fund,<br />

were created <strong>in</strong> the year 1985 for the purpose <strong>of</strong> f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g various<br />

welfare schemes for promotion <strong>of</strong> welfare <strong>of</strong> staff and their families<br />

and for acquisition <strong>of</strong> anti-smuggl<strong>in</strong>g equipments <strong>of</strong> a specialized<br />

nature with<strong>in</strong> the shortest possible time. The three Funds were<br />

f<strong>in</strong>anced by transfer <strong>of</strong> 10% <strong>of</strong> the sale proceeds <strong>of</strong> confiscated<br />

goods credited to the Government and Customs/Excise Duties,<br />

f<strong>in</strong>es, penalties <strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong>fence cases realized and susta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong><br />

appeal/revision etc. dur<strong>in</strong>g the year 1985-86 onwards as verified<br />

and confirmed by the Chief Controller <strong>of</strong> Accounts, <strong>CBEC</strong> and<br />

F<strong>in</strong>ancial Adviser to the M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> F<strong>in</strong>ance. The distribution <strong>of</strong><br />

the credits <strong>of</strong> 10% amongst three funds was as under:<br />

(i) Welfare Fund : 1%<br />

(ii) Performance Award Fund : 4%<br />

(iii) Customs Special Equipment Fund : 5%<br />

Customs and Central Excise Welfare Fund and customs and<br />

Central Excise Performance Award Fund M<strong>in</strong>istry have been<br />

merged <strong>in</strong>to a s<strong>in</strong>gle entity, called Customs and Central Excise<br />

Welfare fund vide M<strong>in</strong>istry’s order dated 12.10.2006, to be used<br />

for general welfare <strong>of</strong> staff and <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> the department. The<br />

funds have been allocated <strong>in</strong> the ratio 1:1 <strong>in</strong> the two funds.<br />

Accord<strong>in</strong>gly, with effect from 12.10.2006, there are two funds<br />

namely (i) Customs and Central Excise Welfare Fund and (ii)<br />

Customs & Central Excise Special Equipment Fund.<br />

1.1 Distribution <strong>of</strong> the credits amongst two funds<br />

The total amount equal to 10% <strong>of</strong> the sale proceeds <strong>of</strong><br />

confiscated goods, credited to the Government and Customs/<br />

Excise Duties, f<strong>in</strong>es, penalties <strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong>fence cases realized and<br />

susta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> appeal/revision etc., is transferred every year to<br />

the two funds as under:<br />

(i) Customs and Central Excise Welfare Fund : 5%<br />

(ii) Customs & Central Excise Special Equipment Fund : 5%<br />

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