Central Excise Day is celebrated in India on February 24 every year. The day aims to encourage the employees of excise department in carrying out the central excise duty in a better way. The day is being celebrated to honour the service of the Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC) to the country.
The day is celebrated to honour the officers associated with CBEC and their services. This is done to encourage the officers to carry out their duties with utmost sincerity. The officers, every year perform checking of corruption in goods from the manufacturing sector. The Central Excise Day also commemorates the Central Excise and Salt Act, which was enacted on February 24, 1944.