(a) whether the Customs Department developed a software called data on offences, smuggling, seizures, investigations, evasion and rewards (DOSSIER) to check offenders at airports;
(b) if so, whether the software become operational;
(c) if so, the results achieved so far; and
(d) if not, the time by which it is likely to be operated?
MINISTER OF STATE (REVENUE)IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE(SHRI GINGEE N. RAMACHANDRAN)
(a) to (d): No, Sir. No such software has been developed to check
offenders at airports. However Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has
developed a software called Data on offences, smuggling, seizures,
investigations, evasions and rewards (DOSSIER) only for tabulation of
data relating to seizure, confiscation etc. Similarly, some of the
Customs Commissionerates have developed need based software mainly for
storage of information about seizure, confiscation etc. These softwares
are not cpable of detecting any offenders at the airports.