Everything about Assistant Enforcement officer (4600 GP)

ASSISTANT ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (AEO)

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Job Code: N

Grade Pay: 4600

Salary in X city: Rs.42000          

Salary in Y city: Rs.38000

Salary in Z city: Rs.36000

Vacancies in 2014: 60

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Assistant Enforcement Officer is the most unexplored 4600 GP Interview Post among all other 4600 GP Interview Posts offered through SSC CGL. 

SSC CGL Offers aspirants to get selected in the powerful Enforcement Department.

HQ – New Delhi

Regional Office - Mumbai, Chennai, Chandigarh, Kolkata and Delhi

Zonal Office - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Kochi, Delhi, Panaji, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna and Srinagar. These are headed by a Joint Director. 

Sub Zonal Office - Bhubaneshwar, Kozhikode, Indore, Madurai, Nagpur, Allahabad, Raipur, Dehradun, Ranchi, Surat and Shimla. These are headed by a Deputy Director.

* So, No tier 3 cities, almost all offices either in national capital or state capitals. So, aspirants who doesn't want to go beyond tier 2 cities AEO is most suitable for you.

Why Powerful??

First read what enforcement department says about itself.

Directorate of Enforcement is a Multi-Disciplinary Organization mandated with the task of enforcing the provisions of two special fiscal laws -

1. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA)

2. Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)

Enforcement Directorate besides directly recruiting personnel, the Directorate also draws officers from different Investigating Agencies, viz., Customs & Central Excise, Income Tax, Police, CBI, etc. on deputation. (See Deputation Adv. for reference)

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Being the only department dealing with the cases which involves huge money and powerful personalities, the power of Enforcement Department is at par with CBEC & CBDT.

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The following excerpt form 6th Pay commission report will make it more clear.

“para 7.15.24 – The posts of Assistant Enforcement Officer and Chief Enforcement Officer (Now redesgnated as Assistant Director) have traditionally been on par with the posts of Income Tax Inspectors and ITO/analogous posts in CBDT and CBEC. Subsequent to up-gradation of posts of Inspectors/ITOs/analogous posts in CBDT and CBEC, the Government also upgraded the posts in Enforcement Directorate but with a time lag. Since the parity between these posts is well established, the Commission recommends that the same should be maintained in future.”

" The duties and responsibilities of Assistant Director (re-designated) of Enforcement Directorate are on par with the duties and responsibilities of the post of Superintendent of Central Excise. The Superintendents of Central Excise are being joined in Enforcement Directorate as Assistant Director on deputation basis also." [/quote]

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An excerpt from news on ED raid

"In one of the most daring operations led by a Deputy Director in August, 1997, a hawala dealer was caught with cash of more than Rs. 1.18 crores in his office at Jama Masjid area of Delhi and large number of incriminating documents showing huge transfer of money through hawala channel to various terrorists outfits were seized." [/quote]

Job Description

The work of Assistant Enforcement Officer (AEO) depends on the seat and place of posting. Metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai have higher chances of FEMA or PMLA Offences and hence AEO gets the chance to be in field but in cities like Allahabad, Raipur, etc AEO have to do clerical tasks.

Duties to Perform 

• To collect, develop and disseminate intelligence relating to violations of FEMA, 1999, the intelligence inputs are received from various sources such as Central and State Intelligence agencies, complaints etc.


• To investigate suspected violations of the provisions of the FEMA, 1999 relating to activities such as “hawala” foreign exchange racketeering, non-realization of export proceeds, non-repatriation of foreign exchange and other forms of violations under FEMA, 1999.


• To adjudicate cases of violations of the erstwhile FERA, 1973 and FEMA, 1999.


• To realize penalties imposed on conclusion of adjudication proceedings.


• To handle adjudication, appeals and prosecution cases under the erstwhile FERA, 1973


• To process and recommend cases for preventive detention under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA)


• To undertake survey, search, seizure, arrest, prosecution action etc. against offender of PMLA offence.


• To provide and seek mutual legal assistance to/from contracting states in respect of attachment/confiscation of proceeds of crime as well as in respect of transfer of accused persons under PMLA.

An important description of authority to deal cases according to the money involved 

Designation of Officers	Monetary limit of Cases to be dealt with (X)
Director of Enforcement	>10 Crore
Special Director of Enforcement	>10 Crore
Additional Director of Enforcement	5 crore < X < 10 Crore
Joint Director of Enforcement	2 crore < X < 5 Crore
Deputy Director of Enforcement	1 crore < X < 2 Crore
Assistant Director of Enforcement	X < 1 Crore

STAFF POSITION IN ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE

Sanctioned Strength  - 2064

Working Strength 

As on 31.03.2012 - 570
As on 31.03.2013 - 656
As on 31.03.2014 - 691
As on 31.03.2015 - 682

This shows how much staff crunch in Enforcement Directorate only 33% of sanctioned strength is present and hence resulting in enormous workload at each level.

Excerpt from a leading news paper

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"An internal assessment of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which handles all PMLA cases, shows that its investigating officers achieved an average disposal rate of just 1.4 cases dur ing 2013-14. And the pendency of PMLA cases per officer was a staggering 7.7.

If the existing number of investigating officers were to complete the PMLA cases, it would take 5.5 years.

The delay in ED is caused by huge shortage of manpower, with the agency running with just 33% of the sanctioned strength. Out of a sanctioned strength of 2064, it has just 686 employees. It is also facing a fresh exodus of officials on deputation in recent months. [/quote]

Promotion

 

The Staff crunch in ED is self explanatory about the promotion aspects in the department. Smaller cadre, 33% of sanctioned strength is working, which means ample of opportunity to get promotion on time. 

An AEO can get promoted to EO in 5 years maximum. 

An EO after 4 years of further service gets promoted to Assistant Director (In ITI, Excise, PO, Examiner the designation remains same at this level of promotion).

An Assistant Director of ED gets promoted to Dy. Director in minimum 3 years and maximum 5 years. So, practically ED has the fastest promotion among all other departments.

So, an AEO joining at age of 22-25 can reach up to the level of special Director in ED 

* Remember Deputation Officers are there but only for 3 years Maximum. Hence, the Permanent employees of ED have significant chances of growth in terms of promotion.

Transfers

Transfers are frequent but as mentioned above the offices are in limited numbers and are located in national & state capitals. So, one should not afraid of the transfers. 

Money

ED deals with the cases which involves huge amount of money and powerful peoples, So an AEO being the lowest group B officer in the office will not have authority or power to deal such cases. Money is there but it flows from top to down.

Moreover, cities like Allahabad, Ranchi, Raipur, etc are said to be dry in terms of money. 

Download Supporting Documents 

 

Performance of ED from 2012 to 2015 - 

Gazette for making AEO a Group B Post and raising no. of post of AEO to 425 - 

Deputation Offers - 

ED in News - 

http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/former-ed-officer-wife-jailed-for-da-case_750099.html

All about Sub Inspector in CBI

Sub Inspector in Central Bureau of Investigation

Job Code: O

Grade Pay: 4200

Class X cities= Rs. 43,166

Class Y cities= Rs. 39,492

Class Z cities= Rs. 37,664

Vacancies in 2014: 129

SSC CGL also provides you with an opportunity to get selected in one of the most prestigious departments of India - Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Through SSC CGL you get entry as Sub Inspector (SI) in CBI which is a Group B post with 4200 grade pay.

Something about CBI department

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), functioning under Dept. of Personnel, Ministry of Personnel, Pension & Public Grievances, Government of India, is the premier investigating police agency of the nation. It is an elite force playing a major role in maintaining Law & Order in the country. It is also the nodal police agency in India which coordinates investigation on behalf of Interpol Member countries.CBI investigations have a major impact on the political and economic life of the nation. The following broad categories of criminal cases are handled by the CBI:

1. Cases of corruption and fraud committed by public servants of all Central Govt. Departments, Central Public Sector Undertakings and Central Financial Institutions.


2. Economic crimes, including bank frauds, financial frauds, Import Export & Foreign Exchange violations, large-scale smuggling of narcotics, antiques, cultural property and smuggling of other contraband items etc.


3. Special Crimes, such as cases of terrorism, bomb blasts, sensational homicides, kidnapping for ransom and crimes committed by the mafia/the underworld.

Most of the top posts of CBI are held by IPS (Indian Police Services) officers.

Infrastructure

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CBI headquarters is a ₹186 crore, state-of-the-art 11-story building in New Delhi, housing all branches of the agency. The 7,000-square-metre building is equipped with a modern communications system, an advanced record-maintenance system, storage space, computerised access control and an additional facility for new technology. Interrogation rooms, cells, dormitories and conference halls are provided. The building has a staff cafeteria with a capacity of 500, men's and women's gyms, a terrace garden and bi-level basement parking for 470 vehicles.

After Selection

The dossiers of the selected candidates will be sent to the CBI headquarters in New Delhi. Then you will be called for Physical test .It won’t be very tough except that you should meet the minimum physical standards mentioned in SSC CGL notification (if you don’t fulfil that criteria you should not opt for CBI).

Then you would be called for your training in CBI Academy Ghaziabad. After successful completion of training only you will be allotted zones based on your preference.  More than 90% of the candidates are allotted Delhi zone only.

 Training

Since you are working in CBI, you have a broad scope of cases to investigate. Virtually any case which looks inscrutable to the state police can come to CBI on the orders of Central Government. So you need an extensive training. This training shall be tough just like your job. The schedule of the training is as follows:

Training	Duration
Institutional Training with CBI Academy(phase 1)	7 Months
Attachment with Local Police	9 Weeks
Attachment with CBI Branch	9 Weeks
Institutional Training with CBI Academy(phase 2)	10 Weeks
Total	1 year 7 weeks

Total training period is 59 weeks out of which 42 weeks training held in CBI Academy.

[caption id="attachment_5586" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A Glimpse of CBI Traininig[/caption]

The CBI Academy is in Ghaziabad. The 26.5-acre campus, with fields and plantations, houses the administrative, academic, hostel and residential buildings.  CBI Academy has emerged as a major police training institution and has made a mark at the National as well as International level. It has been recognised in March 2010 for Excellence in Training in the field of Crime Investigation, Prosecution and Vigilance.

[caption id="attachment_5587" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Another gilmpse of CBI Training[/caption]

   Work Profile

It is a non uniform job .The main function of Sub-Inspectors (or Inspectors) posted in the Branches/Units is to make enquiries and investigations and to gather information. They will enquire into or investigate the cases which are allotted to them. It is also their duty to look after their cases in Courts during trial or during the disciplinary proceedings which are initiated on the recommendations of CBI. Therefore the job profile of CBI includes frequent visits to courts which can be cumbersome for many people. Taking criminal to the courts safely is another concern attached to this profile. As CBI sometimes takes up cases of terrorists, it can be a challenging task. But no concern as you shall be provided adequate security from police. The work profile of an inspector and sub inspector remains the same.

Due to these functions the CBI SI profile is considered to be a tough profile. You will need to extend your working hours or may even work on Saturdays. In addition, this profile demands a lot of travelling across India, wherever you are allotted a case you will need to go there, collect all the information and perform the investigation. So it is a stressful job and your family & personal life suffer. But in such investigations, you shall have complete authority over state police and other involved departments.

Jurisdiction and powers of CBI

The legal powers of investigation of the CBI are derived from the DSPE Act 1946, which confers powers, duties, privileges and liabilities on the Delhi Special Police Establishment (CBI) and officers of the Union Territories. The central government may extend to any area (except Union Territories) the powers and jurisdiction of the CBI for investigation, subject to the consent of the government of the concerned state. Members of the CBI at or above the rank of sub-inspector may be considered officers in charge of police stations. So while on investigation even an SI has a lot of power and he can arrest or interrogate a Govt official well above his own (SI) rank.

Anyone will admit that CBI SI is one of the most influential and powerful posts offered by SSC CGL. While on investigation a CBI official heads the team which has state police officers and officers from other concerned departments with the ultimate authority residing with CBI.

All the departments (IT, excise, custom, narcotics) and even Politicians know that if they come under CBI scanner, they can’t escape it. That is why a CBI official is always respected/feared by police, other government officials, Bankers, Businessman and Politicians.  Among General public, friends and relatives also you will be greatly respected. Another thing, there is usually a perception among people that other department inspectors(IT , excise , custom) always feed on UTM , which is not the case for CBI officers. So you will truly be respected behind your back also.

Here are the newspaper clippings showing the work/power of CBI.

             

Promotion

Promotion opportunities is good in CBI. It takes around 5 years to get first promotion that is to become an inspector. But Second Promotion to Deputy Superintendent takes usually 12-13 years. Then you will become Additional Superintendent after 3^rd promotion which takes around 10 years. After that in every 4-5 years you get a promotion. Normally a Sub Inspector go up to the level of Senior Superintendent. In rare case a person joined as SI in very young age and maintaining a very good record, can go up to deputy inspector general of police which is a big shot post to have.

Salary

Even though SI in CBI is a 4200 grade Pay job but then also his salary is equivalent to a 4600 grade pay central Govt employee as he gets 25% extra of Basic + DA and also he is paid 13 months’ salary in a year.

Effective In hand salary (Considering 13 month salary):

Class X cities= Rs. 43,166

Class Y cities= Rs. 39,492

Class Z cities= Rs. 37,664

Hence effective in hand salary is more than any other posts offered in SSC-CGL.

In CBI, it is very difficult to earn UTM as you will always be in the scanner of your department.

Physical Standards required

This is among the very few jobs for which any kind of physical disability will make you unfit for the job. CBI demands very good Physical fitness all through your service. You go through a rigorous training during your first year. But before all that you should have the following physical standards to get selected in CBI as SI. You should not opt for CBI if you don’t match any of the following criteria.

1. a) Height

For men - 165 cms.

For women - 150 cms.

Height relaxable for Hillsmen and Tribals: 5 cms.

1. b) Chest:

76 cms. With expansion (There shall be no such requirement in case of female Candidates)

1. c) Vision:

Eye-sight (with or without glasses)

Distant vision: 6/6 in one and 6/9 in the other eye.

Near vision 0.6 in one eye and 0.8 in other eye.[gap]