Celebrations of 60 years of the Customs Act, 1962 were held by the Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Bhubaneswar in the Institute of Life Sciences Auditorium here on Monday.
East Coast Railway General Manager Roop Narayan Sunker was chief guest and Chief Post Master General, Bhubaneswar Suvendu Kumar Swain and Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar SK Priyadarsi, were guests of honour.
Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) Bhubaneswar Madhab Mishra highlighted the initiatives taken by the department for Ease of Doing Business and Trade Facilitation in line with the guidelines of WTO (World Trade Organisation). He expressed confidence that with concerted efforts of the department, India would further improve its position in trade facilitations.
Chief Commissioner of GST & Central Excise, Bhubaneswar Bijoy Kumar Kar spoke about the role of Customs in securing the international borders. He said the Indian Customs has risen to the challenge of effectively manning land, sea and air economic frontiers of the country with the objective of furthering legitimate trade across borders and deterring economic offenders.