Presidential Appreciation Certificate awarded for specially distinguished public service under the departmental awards scheme. Grant of Presidential Appreciation Certificate to specified officers and staff in the Customs and Central Excise administration for a Specially Distinguished Record of Service, listing recipients by hierarchical categories and posts in central, zonal and regional units. The awards are conferred under the Scheme governing departmental awards and reference the clause authorising such awards as published in the Gazette and as amended, with the notification recording the conferment and its legal basis.