Reward guidelines expanded to include GST recoveries and permit rewards to eligible non-CBIC officers on par with CBIC. Amendments expand the reward framework to include recovery of dues under CGST and IGST for calculating reward amounts; permit officers of other Departments/Agencies who assist in relevant investigations to be eligible for rewards if they hold rank equivalent to or lower than Additional Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise; revise Apex Reward Committee composition for high-value informer rewards to include Principal DGRI/DGGSTI and any two Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners; update agency nomenclature; and make the amendments applicable to pending cases and advance reward recommendations.