CBIC Notifies Inclusion Of Gender Specific Infrastructure Facilities To Be Provided By Custodian

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the inclusion of gender specific infrastructure facilities to be provided by the Custodian CCSP-CFS/AFS/ICD under the Handling of Cargo in Customs Area Regulations (HCCAR) 2009.

“The participation of women at the CFS/AFS/ICD has increased significantly through the different job roles and functions of trades in the recent past which demands for providing safe working places for women at such facilities for fostering an inclusive and respectful work environment for them. In view of the Government of India dedication to promote Nari Shakti, it is imperative to provide a safe and secure working environment to women for furtherance in respective career field,” the CBIC circular read.

The Board has decided that in addition to the existing infrastructural facilities as provided by the Custodian CFS/AFS/ICD under Regulation 5 of the HCCAR 2009, the gender specific infrastructural facilities may also be encouraged for inclusiveness of women participation.

The infrastructure includes gender responsive infrastructure at the logistics facilities to improve workplace efficiency of the women workforce including sufficient lightening, panic buttons etc. The provision for care infrastructure and services, especially creches, per the rules laid out in the Maternity Benefits Act, 2017. The Establishment of Internal Complaints Committees (ICC) in accordance with the provisions of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment At Work Places Act, 2013.

The infrastructure facilities further includes holding regular gender sensitization training sessions for all the staff of CFS/AFS/ICD and field formations and regular upgradation of facilities from a gender perspective.

Circular No. 03/2024-Customs

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