8th Pay Commission for Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
How the 8th Pay Commission could change pay for Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC): the pay level of common posts, with starting pay today and at a fitment factor of 1.92, and the allowances that are specific to this department.
How many people work here
- On 1 January 2025, 84,873 sanctioned posts and 51,751 working in the CGST, Customs and Customs (Preventive) formations, excluding SEZs (our total of the post-wise rows). Inspector of Central Excise: 20,638 sanctioned; Tax Assistant: 6,432; Executive Assistant: 4,850. Source
| Post | Level | Today | × 1.92 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havaldar | 1 | ₹18,000 | ₹34,600 |
| Tax Assistant | 4 | ₹25,500 | ₹49,000 |
| Executive Assistant | 6 | ₹35,400 | ₹68,000 |
| Stenographer Grade 'C' | 6 | ₹35,400 | ₹68,000 |
| Inspector (Central Excise / CGST), Preventive Officer, Examiner | 7 | ₹44,900 | ₹86,200 |
Allowances specific to this department
- Dress Allowance for executive staff: ₹15,000 a year for executive staff of Customs, Central Excise and the Narcotics Department from 1 July 2017, paid in July. It rises 25% each time DA rises by 50%; the Department of Expenditure's position is that this applied from 1 January 2024 without a separate order, which gives ₹18,750 (worked out from this rule). Source