Grant of Presidential Awards to the officers of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) on occasion of the Republic Day, 2021

New Delhi: Every year, the officers of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs and its field offices are considered for grant of Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificates and Medals for “Exceptionally Meritorious Service rendered at the Risk of Life” and for Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificates and Medals for “Specially Distinguished Record of Service” on their achieving and maintaining excellence in discharge of their duties. These awards are announced on the eve of the Republic Day.

This year, 2 officers have been selected for grant of Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificates and Medals for “Exceptionally Meritorious Service rendered at the Risk of Life” and 22 officers for “Specially Distinguished Record of Service” on the basis of their exemplary and flawless performance in their respective fields of service over the years. The awardees selected this year include the officers working as Additional Director General, Assistant Director, Superintendent/ Senior Intelligence Officer (SIO), Intelligence Officer (IO), Senior Technical Assistant and Driver, who have been consistently committed to the department in various fields over the years.

The list of officers, along with their designation and their present place of posting, who have been selected for grant of the Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificate and Medals for “Exceptionally Meritorious Service rendered at the Risk of Life” and “Specially Distinguished Record of Service”, on the occasion of the Republic Day, 2021 is given below:

Exceptionally Meritorious Service at Risk to Life:

1. Shri Vipin Pal, Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Delhi Zonal Unit, Jodhpur.

2. Shri Albert George, Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Cochin Zonal Unit.

Specially Distinguished Record of Service:

1. Shri S. Thirunavukkarasu, Additional Director General, Directorate General of Systems, Chennai.

2. Shri Amitesh Bharat Singh, Additional Director General, Directorate General of Taxpayer Services, Bengaluru.

3. Shri Venugopalan Nair, Assistant Director, National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN), Zonal Training Institute, Chennai Page 2 of 3

 

4. Shri Dibyendu Das, Assistant Director, Directorate General of Human Resource Development, New Delhi.

5. Shri Vijaysinh Pratapsinh Bihola, Assistant Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Gandhidham Regional Unit.

6. Shri Himansu Sekhar Sha, Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate General of Goods & Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI), Bhubaneshwar.

7. Shri Rajiv Ranjan Kumar, Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate General of Goods & Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) Headquarters, New Delhi.

8. Shri Mohanan Maloth Valappil, Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate General of Goods & Service Tax Intelligence (DGGI), Cochin Zonal Unit.

9. Shri Suvakanta Pradhan, Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad Zonal Unit.

10. Shri Suhrud Avinash Rabde, Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit.

11. Shri Ramakant Yashwant More, Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit.

12. Shri P. Kannabiran, Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Chennai Zonal Unit, Coimbatore.

13. Shri A. Lakshmi Kanthan, Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Chennai Zonal Unit, Coimbatore.

14. Shri S. Vijayakumar, Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Chennai Zonal Unit.

15. Shri Arghya Bhattacharya, Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Kolkata Zonal Unit.

16. Shri M.K. Madhivanan, Superintendent, Central Goods and Services Tax, Chennai.

17. Shri Mahesh Kumar, Superintendent, Central Goods and Services Tax, Bengaluru

18. Smt. Anita Jadhav, Superintendent, Central Goods and Services Tax, Pune.

19. Shri Ajit Suresh Limaye, Intelligence Officer, Directorate General of Goods & Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI), Pune Zonal Unit.

20. Shri Prasanna V.S. Jois, Senior Technical Assistant (Telecom), Customs Bengaluru.

21. Shri Madan Das, Driver Grade- I, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Kolkata Zonal Unit.

22. Shri Rajpal Singh, Driver Grade- I, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Headquarters, New Delhi.