The Chairman designate of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs P K Das has said that they are working on parameters to bring India in top 50 ranking in terms of Ease of doing business as Prime Minister has desired.

He was addressing media persons at the end of the two days Conference of Chief Commissioners of Customs and Direct Generals on Customs Tariff and Allied matters in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

Mr.Das said that bottlenecks are removed in the speedy clearances of cargo with the help of technology to reduce procedural delays.

He recollected that India’s Ease of Doing Business ranking witnessed quantum jump from 142 in 2014 to 77 this year.

He said, the emphasis is on to reduce transaction cost and time lapse through faceless assessment of bills of Entry, single window clearance, electronic tracking system, up gradation of Customs labs and setting up of integrated Check posts in borders.

He informed that Customs duties and other allied taxes collected from April this year were three lakh two thousand 937 crore rupees.