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INDEX

1.	Refund	General Refund Refund under Notification No.32/99-CE and 33/99-Ce both dated 8.7.99. Rebate
2.	Revenue	Revenue figures Conference report Top 10 assessee Top 10 commodity Monthly report on collection of tax arrears
3	Other	Map of Tezpur Division. Administrative setup New Commissionerate website being set up. Right to Information Act, 2005 List of CPIO

Brief history of Tezpur Division-Jurisdiction: -

Tezpur division was created in 1971. The jurisdiction of Tezpur Central Excise division extends over Darrange, Sonitpur, North Lakhimpur and Demaji district of Assam and nine district of Arunachal Pradesh west of Siang River. Almost all industries are concentrated in Darrang ,Sonitpur and N.lakhimpur districts. Tezpur division comprises of seven Ranges,viz., Tezpur,Rangapara,Dhekiajuli,Mangaldoi,Tangla,Biswanath Chariali and N. Lakhimpur Range. All the ranges and the Divisional Office are located in rented house. Area wise Tezpur Division is the largest Division. Revenue wise Tezpur division is the lowest revenue generated division as most of the major assesses are availing exemption under Notification no.32/99-CE and 33/99-CE both dated 8^th July,1999.

Major revenue paying commodities and assesses:

Sl no	Chapter	Commodities and assessees	Revenue ( in crores)
			2002-03		2003-04		2004-05
			PLA	Cenvat	PLA	Cenvat	PLA	Cenvat
1	09	Tea ( 91 nos of assesses)	7.57	1.68	8.25	2.35	4.47	1.67
2	19	Malted Milk food (M/S SRD Nutrients Pvt. Ltd.Sipajhar,Darrang)	2.84	2.90	7.36	9.29	9.38	9.78
3	54	Polyester Filament Yarn (M/S Prag Bosimi Synthetics Ltd. Sipajhar,Darang)	10.69	5.55	22.53	18.11	15.04	16.04
4	73	Iron & Steel articles (M/S Satyam Ispat, N.H.52,Banderdewa, Arunachal Pradesh)	0.008	0.01	0.06	0.04	0.14	0.22
5	19	Biscuits M/s Nezone Biscuits Pvt. Ltd.Tezpur M/S Nebisco Biscuits Pvt. Ltd.Tezpur M/S Mother Industries Pvt.Ltd.Tezpur M/s Madhavi Biscuit Pvt. Ltd.Tezpur	4.27	1.89	4.27	1.89	5.39	1.04

Beginning of Tea Industries:

There exists a 10^th century Sanskrit medical text from ASSAM called NIDANA that mentions leaves called SHAMAPATRA from which SHAMAPANI is made. This is probably the first mention of tea in India.

Before comercilialization of tea began in Assam, the leaves of the tea plant was used by the people with little processing this continues in certain inaccessible regions near Assam.

Robert Bruce is said to have discovered the tea plant growing wild in some Region of Assam. According to another account, the Assamese nobleman, Maniram Dewan. Lead Robert Bruce to the plant in 1823, before his death in 1825, Bruce passed passed on his knowledge to his brother Charles, who sent seeds of the plant to Calcutta in 1831.In 1833 the British lost the monopoly of the Tea trade with China and the Tea Committee dispatched the Secretary George Gordon to China to study the methods and begin tea plantation in Assam. He returned with the Chinese variety and workers. It was found that the local variety of plant was more suited to the local climate. On 8^th May, 1838,350 Pounds of Assam Tea were dispatched to London, and sold at India House, London on 10^th January, 1839. Drinkers were impressed with the team and the tea industry in Assam was born. Charles Bruce and others, including Maniram Dewan began clearing the jungles and establishing tea estates in Assam.