Under the existing Reward Scheme, Government
of India grants handsome
rewards
to informers who provide specific information leading to
seizure of goods, currency, bullion or leads to
detection of duty evasion including wrong declaration of
quantity, description, value etc. The maximum amount of
reward to the informers can be as high as 20% of the
value of confiscated goods and penalty realized. The
maximum reward in respect of gold is Rs.50,000/- per
Kg., for silver it is Rs. 1,000/- per Kg., for Opium it
is Rs. 220/- per Kg., for Heroin it is Rs. 20,000/- per
Kg., for Cocaine it is Rs. 40,000/- per Kg. and for
Hashish it is Rs. 400/- per Kg. If the information leads
to detection of duty evasion, maximum reward of 20% of
the duty evaded plus 20% of the fine/penalty realized
can be given as reward to the informers.
In case you have any
specific information to give you can contact any of the
officers of Customs and Excise Department. For your
convenience, some important addresses with Telephone/Fax
Nos. have been listed in this website. Please
click here
to read the same. Your name and identity will be kept
absolutely confidential.
There is also a provision of sanction of
advance reward in suitable cases. |