Ceiling limit for purchasing goods in CSD canteens
Yes, there is ceiling for purchasing grocery items in CSD Canteens for all categories card holders.
Canteen Stores Department (CSD)
Canteens, which is familiar to known as Military Canteens, every card
holder can only purchase within the limit and minimum of Rs.3500 per
month. This topic discussed in Parliament today, Defence Minister Shri
Manohar Parrikar said in a written reply to a question regarding this
subject as follows…
“Ceiling for purchasing goods in
military canteens has been prescribed taking into account the budgetary
allocation to the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) by the Government,
actual need / requirement of the individual and their purchasing power.
For ceiling purpose the officials have been divided into 5 categories as
mentioned under :-
Rank Category – Grocery Limit – Firm Limit – Liquor Limit
(i) Lt Gen & above & equivalent 7,500 – 95,000 – 14
(ii) Brig to Maj Gen & equivalent 7,500 – 95,000 – 12(iii) Lt to Col & equivalent 7,500 – 95,000 – 10(iv) JCOs & equivalent 5,000 – 65,000 – 07(v) Sep to Hav & equivalent 3,500 – 40,000 – 05
The ceiling was revised on 21st August
2006 and again on 27th October 2008 to be effective from 1st January
2009. At present no change in the ceiling limit is proposed.
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