Vivek Johri appointed CBIC chairman
Senior bureaucrat Vivek Johri was appointed as the chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on November 28, 2021.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
CBIC is the nodal national agency to administer GST, Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax & Narcotics in India. The Customs & Central Excise department was established by the British Governor General of India in 1855, for administering customs laws and for collecting import duties or land revenue. CBIC is one of the oldest government departments in India.
Staffs of CBIC
CBIC is staffed by ministerial staff who are selected through Staff Selection Commission (SSC) exams and IRS officers through Civil Services Examination. They start their careers as Assistant Commissioners or Directors in the field. After 20–25 years, they rise to the post of Chief Commissioners.
Structure of the CBIC
CBIC is headed by a chairperson and comprises of six members.
Kerala Tourism launches STREET project
Kerala Tourism is set to launch “STREET Project” at select spots across seven districts, in order to take tourism deep into the interiors and hinterland of the state.
STREET Project
- This project will help visitors to experience the diversity of offerings at these places.
- In the first phase, the project would be implemented in following places:
- Kadalundi in Kozhikode
- Thrithala & Pattithara in Palakkad
- Pinarayi & Ancharakkandi in Kannur
- Maravanthuruthu & Manchira in Kottayam
- Valiyaparamba in Kasaragod
- Kanthalloor in Idukki and
- Chekadi in Wayanad.
- This project has been conceived by Responsible Tourism Mission and is inspired by slogan of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)- “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”.
STREET
STREET is an acronym for “Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism hubs”.
Theme
Under the project, themes like Green Street, village life experience street, cultural street, experiential tourism street, water street, agri-tourism street, and art street have been planned. These streets will be in line with the peculiarities of the select locations and will also focus on experiential tourism.
Aim
The STREET Project aims to present unique identity of state of Kerala before to travellers. It also offers a huge potential for growth in tourism sector and would bring in significant changes. Project will foster mutually beneficial organic relationships between tourism development and ordinary lives of people in the state of Kerala.
Implementation
- This project will be implemented in the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
- It will involve local bodies and residents of the select locations as stakeholders.
