Question : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs launched its flagship programme Turant Customs, at—
(a) Surat and Kolkata
(b) Mumbai and Hyderabad
(c)Bengaluru and Chennai
(d) None of the above
Answer : (C)
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Context
- Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs on 8th June, 2020 launched its flagship programme ‘Turant Customs’, at Bengaluru and Chennai.
Turant Customs
- This is a giant leap forward to leverage technology for faster Customs clearance of imported goods.
- Now, the goods imported at Chennai may be assessed by the Customs officers located at Bengaluru and vice versa, as assigned by the Customs’ automated system.
First Phase
- The start of Turant Customs at Bengaluru and Chennai will be the first phase of the All India roll out which would get completed by 31st December this year.
- The first phase will cover imports of Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics machineries at the ports, airports and ICDs of Bengaluru and Chennai.
By — Pankaj Pandey.