Introduction to Various Civil Services and Indian Revenue Services Part 2
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4. Indian Revenue Services (IRS)
Responsibilities
- Main responsibilities of IRS involve all the processes from investigation to decisions and policy planning related to revenue of the country.
- IRS official deal with the fiscal policy and budget, and legal aspects of tax administration.
- A Revenue officer has to handles tax matters for a government agency.
- IRS official also be in charge of other financial duties, from maintaining a budget to collections to recording deposits and payments.
- Also responsible for detecting and investigating tax evasion, in disputed cases they represent at independent appeal tribunals.
- They will examine cases in which the tax assessed is more than the prescribed figure. Assistant Commissioners deal with income and losses between ₹ 2 - 5 lakhs.
- Deputy Commissioners (Assessment) handle cases above ₹ 5 lakhs.
- The professional training is conducted in the National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur.
Postings of IRS
- Assistant Commissioner for about eight years
- Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax
- Deputy Director (Investigation)
- Commissioner of Income Tax in a metropolitan town
- Director of Income Tax
- Chief-Commissioners of Income Tax
- Director General of Income Tax
- Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (Head of Income tax hierarchy)
- Finance Secretary
- Secretary (Revenue)
- Secretary (Budget Division)
- Additional Secretary
5. Indian Customs and Central Excise Service
Responsibilities
- This service is responsible for customs and excise.
- Customs is concerned with the checking and levy of duty on taxable goods brought into the country.
- Excise department is involved with the taxation of goods manufactured within the country.
- Custom, excise or narcotics matters are the responsibilities of Customs officers.
- Power and the jurisdiction of customs and excise officers extends over several states.
Postings of Customs and Central Excise Officers
- Designated as Assistant Commissioner of Customs
- Deputy Commissioner of Customs
- Additional Commissioner of Customs
- Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise
- Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise
- Additional Commissioner of Central Excise
- Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise
- Chief Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise
- Member of the Central Board of Excise and Customs
- Chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs
6. Indian Railways Services
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the running of India՚s vast railway network.
- There are four non-technical and technical or engineering cadres in the railways.
- Civil Service examination is the entrance examination for non technical services which are:
- The Indian Railway Traffic Services (IRTS)
- The Indian Railway Personnel Services (IRPS)
- The Indian Railway Accounts Services (IRAS)
- The Railway Police Service
7. Indian Railway Traffic Services (IRTS)
Responsibilities
- This service looks after goods and passengers services in Indian Railway.
- Also it is responsible for operational aspect i.e.. movement of trains
- They also emphasizes on safety of the passenger and good transported in railway.
- Posted at the Divisional Headquarters
Posting in IRTS
Some of the postings are:
- Assistant Commercial Manager
- Assistant Operating Manager
- Assistant Transport Manager
- Divisional Commercial Manager
- Divisional Operating Manager
- Divisional Safety Officer
- Additional Secretary to the Government of India
8. Indian Railway Accounts Services (IRAS)
Responsibilities
- IRAS monitors all the income and expenditure of the vast railway network
- It looks after all the Railway financial administration
Posting in IRAS
These officers works on following the posts:
- Assistant Accounts Officers of divisional headquarters
- Divisional Accounts Officer
- Senior Divisional Accounts Officer
- Financial Advisor-cum-Chief Accounts Officer of a zone
9. Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS)
Responsibilities
IRPS officers will deal with:
- Recruitment in railway
- Promotions in railway
- In service training in railway
- Welfare of the employees in railway
Managerial decision making at the railway policy implementation level
Posting in IRPS
The postings are as follows:
- Assistant Personnel Officer at Divisional Headquarters
- Divisional Personnel Officer
- Officer of Deputy Chief Planning Officer
- Additional Chief Planning Officer
- Chief Personnel Officer at Zonal Headquarters