Duties, functions and responsibilities of Range Officers and Sector Officers- reg.

Duties of Range and Sector Officers clarified: supervisory roles, return scrutiny, export monitoring and recovery procedures mandated.

Consolidates operational duties and supervisory responsibilities of Range Officers and Sector Officers under the Central Excise Act, 1944: Sector Officers perform verification, data entry, preliminary scrutiny of returns, export monitoring and maintenance of registers, while Range Officers verify, certify, supervise, escalate discrepancies, initiate demand and recovery actions, and ensure compliance with statutes and departmental manuals; the list prescribes procedures, timelines, audit response, export controls and comprehensive record keeping, and is indicative subject to statutory provisions and supervisory directions.