ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) chairman would be the competent authority to sanction cash rewards for customs officers (BS-1 to BS-21) in the FBR headquarters on meeting budgetary targets, anti-smuggling activities, detection of evasion, and recovery of arrears.

The FBR issued an SRO 2246(I)/2022 to amend the Customs Reward Rules, 2012 on Wednesday.

According to the reward rules, the chairman FBR on the recommendation of the Member (Customs Operations), FBR would sanction rewards to the customs officers (BS-1 to BS-21) working in the FBR Headquarters.

The BS-21 officials in field formations would be entitled to cash rewards after approval from the Member (Customs Operations), FBR and Member (Legal and Accounting — Customs), FBR with respect to the Director General of Law and Prosecution (Customs).

The customs officials of BS-17 to BS-20 would also be entitled to rewards in field formations for rendering meritorious services. The sanctioning authorities will be Member (Customs Operations), FBR on the recommendation of respective Chief Collector or Director General except Director General of Law and Prosecution, as the case may be.

The sanctioning authorities will be Member (Legal and Accounting — Customs), FBR with respect to Collectors (Appeals 84 Adjudication) and Directors of Directorate General of Law and Prosecution on the recommendation of the Director General, as the case may be.

In order to obtain cash rewards by BS-1 to BS-16 in field formations for rendering meritorious services, sanctioning authorities will be Chief Collector or Director General, on the recommendation of the respective Collector or Director, as the case may be; and Member (Legal and Accounting - Customs), FBR, on the recommendation of respective Collector (Appeals) or Collector (Adjudication), as the case may be, the FBR added.

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