The Department of Revenue, Government of India, has decided to extend the reward scheme to the cases of recovery of arrears from tax defaulters, a press release from the office of the Commissioner of Central Excise stated.

According to the scheme, reward will be given to an informer who gives information regarding whereabouts, assets, movable/immovable properties from whom arrears of duty, tax, fine, penalty etc are recoverable and the information results in recovery of arrears.

The reward in such cases can be given upto a maximum of five per cent of the amount recovered.

The Reward Scheme and details of such defaulters in the Central Excise Commissionerate, Ahmedabad-III are available on Commissionarate web-site www.cenexahmedabad.nic.in/cce3/welcome.html.

Public who has any information regarding whereabouts, assets, movable/immovable properties of the defaulters may contact the Assistant Commissioner (Tax Recovery) on Phone No.079-27545023 or the Additional Commissioner (Tax Recovery) on Phone No. 07927540055 or the Commissioner, Central Excise,Ahmedabad-III (079-27542195).