Postage stamp, coffee table book to salute Indian customs

A postage stamp was released on Thursday to commemorate the Golden Jubilee year of the Customs Act, 1962. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), which is celebrating 2012 as the Golden Jubilee year of the Act, also released a coffee table book on Indian customs — “Anything to Declare” — in a function held at Vigyan Bhavan.

A postage stamp was released on Thursday to commemorate the Golden Jubilee year of the Customs Act, 1962. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), which is celebrating 2012 as the Golden Jubilee year of the Act, also releasd a coffee table book on Indian customs — “Anything to Declare” — in a function held at Vigyan Bhavan.

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While issuing the first commemorative postage stamp on Indian customs, Minister of Communication & Information Technology Kapil Sibal remarked that it acknowledges the sincere efforts of the customs administration in nation-building and in guarding our economic frontiers.

The coffee table book was released by Minister of State for Revenue S.S. Palanimanickam, who appreciated the department’s endeavour to achieve excellence.