The Annual Investiture Ceremony for conferment of Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificates to officers of the Customs and Central Excise Department for – ‘Specially Distinguished Record of Service’ announced on the occasion of the Republic Day, 2015 and the Annual Central Excise Day Function shall be held on 24th February, 2016 at Manekshaw Centre, Khyber Lines, Delhi Cantonment. The Minister of Finance, Shri Arun Jaitley will be the Chief Guest and Minister of State of Finance Shri. Jayant Sinha shall be the Guest of Honour on the occasion.

Forty officers of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax will be conferred with the Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificate for “Specially Distinguished Record of Service” and Twenty five officers will receive “Commendation Certificate” on the occasion of Central Excise Day 2016.

Presidential awards: Investiture confers appreciation certificates on customs and central excise officers at a formal ceremony. An investiture ceremony and Annual Central Excise Day will be held on 24 February 2016 at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantonment to present the Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificate for Specially Distinguished Record of Service to forty officers of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax and to present Commendation Certificates to twenty-five officers; the Minister of Finance will be Chief Guest and the Minister of State for Finance will be Guest of Honour.