The Regional Training centre of National Academy of Customs, Excise & Narcotics was established at Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) as on 4th April 2002 and was inaugurated by the then Honourable Minister of Finance, Shri Yashwant Sinha.
The said Regional training centre was shifted to Patna vide ministry letter F.No. 11013/08/2005 Ad-IV dated 18/10/2005 in a rented building i.e. 668, Prasad mansion, Rajendra Path, Patna (Bihar). Thereafter, the academy was again shifted in the building of Circle Telecom Training centre Building, Buddha Marg, Patna in October 2014. At present academy is functioning at 6th Floor, Block C, D , E & Part of G, Karpuri Thakur Sadan, Kendriya Karmchari Parisar [GPOA], Ashiyana Digha Road, Patna.
Zonal Training Institute (ZTI), Patna is catering to the training needs of the officers/staffs posted under the jurisdiction of CCO, CGST & CX, Ranchi Zone, Patna and Commissioner, Customs (P), Patna, which covers two states namely Bihar & Jharkhand. This Institute is a center of excellence for Human Resource Development, enhancement of knowledge, skills and competencies of officers working in Bihar and Jharkhand states.
Apart from the conventional training on subject relating to Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax, GST and Narcotics, emphasis is also placed on capacity building in:
- Stress Management
- Yoga and management of health
- Personality development
- Leadership & Change Management
- Ethics & Morality
Courses conducted on the topics, other than regular departmental topics, are:
- Financial Investigation
- Official Language
- Drug Law Enforcement
- Right to Information Act
- Money Laundering under FEMA & PMLA
RTI, NACIN, Patna re-designated as ZTI, Patna is imparting training to departmental officers of different formations of CBIC as well as SGST officers of Bihar and Jharkhand for capacity building and to prepare themselves for smooth implementation of new enacted Act i.e. GST.