MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)
(a)to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3256 FOR 01.08.2014 REGARDING CUSTOMS OFFICIALS IN INDIRA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL (IGI) AIRPORT
(a) The sanctioned strength and actual strength in various grades of Customs Officials in Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport during the last three years and the current year is as follows:-
S. No. Grade Sanctioned Actual Strength Strength 2011-12 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 till date 1 Additional / Joint 1 1 1 1 1 Commissioner 2 Deputy/Assistant 8 6 6 6 5 Commissioner 3 Superintendent 70 118 89 98 99 4 Inspector 180 88 91 100 94 5 Administrative Officer 2 2 2 2 2 6 Deputy Office 5 1 1 1 1 Superintendent 7 Hindi Translator 1 1 1 1 1 8 Stenographer 1 1 1 1 1 9 Assistant Sub-Inspector 5 3 3 2 2 10 Senior Tax Assistant 16 6 6 5 5 / Tax Assistant / Lower Division Clerk 11 Driver 8 8 8 8 8 12 Havaldar / Head Havaldar27 25 25 27 27
(b) The details of the offences registered during the last three years and the current year is as follows:-
Year Gold Drugs Currency Others Total Cases smuggling 2011-12 1 3 5 60 69 2012-13 9 8 9 100 126 2013-14 393 7 36 61 497 2014-15 (upto 166 0 7 9 182 June, 2014)
Details of Action Taken:
In the aforesaid cases, 177 persons [2011-12 - 01 person; 2012-13 - 02 persons; 2013-14 - 111 persons and 2014-15 (up to June, 2014) - 63 persons] were arrested in the matter of gold smuggling, 18 persons were arrested in drug matters and 13 persons were arrested in the matters of currency. The goods were seized in all matters and investigations carried out. Complaints in all drug matters were filed in court. In gold cases, Show Cause Notices (SCNs) have been issued in 601 cases and SCNs in 45 currency cases have also been issued.
(c) & (d): There appears to be little co-relation between the frequency of such cases with the insufficient increase or decrease in manpower. The cases of smuggled gold and currency have shown an increasing trend, due to imposition of duty on gold which has led to a differential between international and Indian prices.
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