In exercise of the powers conferred by rule 9 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), number 35/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th June, 2001
I am directed to say that the Board has received representation from manufacturers of hand rolled cheroots of tobacco falling under Sub-Heading No.2402.00 of Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 regarding difficulties being faced by them in following the existing procedure for registration. They have represented that the hand rolled cheroot manufacturing is an agriculture based industry in the non-mechanised sector and the rollers are illiterate labourers engaged on daily wages
