State wise report of Unit Run Canteens under CSD

State wise report of Unit Run Canteens under CSD

The below information was given by the Minister of Defence Shri A.K.Antony in a written reply in Parliament on 9th December 2013 regarding Unit Run Canteens under CSD.

The URCs are run under the arrangement of the units / formations of Defence Services. They procure items from CSD to sell them to service personnel with a moderate profit.

There are approximately 3751 Unit Run Canteens (URCs) in different States. Details are annexed.

Sl. No.	Name of the State	No. of URCs
1	Andhra Pradesh	130
2	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	25
3	Assam	213
4	Arunachal Pradesh	95
5	Bihar	20
6	Chandigarh	27
7	Chattisgarh	3
8	Delhi	127
9	Goa	10
10	Gujarat	75
11	Haryana	141
12	Himachal Pradesh	82
13	Jammu & Kashmir	674
14	Jharkhand	33
15	Karnataka	72
16	Kerala	31
17	Madhya Pradesh	118
18	Maharashtra	227
19	Manipur	53
20	Meghalaya	29
21	Mizoram	7
22	Nagaland	61
23	Orissa	22
24	Punjab	391
25	Rajasthan	287
26	Sikkim	44
27	Tamil Nadu	79
28	Tripura	20
29	Uttar Pradesh	319
30	Uttarakhand	152
31	West Bengal	184
	Total:	3751

Source: 90paisa
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CSD Unit Run Canteens : Framing of Rules for URC Employees

CSD Unit Run Canteens : Framing of Rules for URC Employees

 Ministry of Defence

Framing of Rules for URC Employees

The Unit Run Canteen employees are getting paid as per the rules regulating the terms and conditions of the services of the civilian employees of the URCs, issued by Army Headquarters in April 2003. These rules were made as per the directions of Hon`ble Supreme Court.

It has been held by the Hon`ble Supreme Court in its order dated 28-4-2009, in the case of R.R. Pillai Vs the commanding officer HQ SAC(U), that employees of the URC are not government servant.

Unit Run Canteens (URCs) employees are not Government employees, hence recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission are not applicable to them.

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Shadi Lal Batra in Rajya Sabha today.

Source: PIB News

CSD Canteens : Funds spent on purchase through CSD

CSD Canteens : Funds spent on purchase through CSD

Funds spent on purchase through CSD

The below information was given by the Minister of Defence Shri.A.K.Antony as a written reply for the questions raised by the member of Shri.Shrimati Kusum Rai in Rajya Sabha on 12.12.2012.

The questions are...

Whether CSD procurement has been found highly opaque and financial norms have been flouted to provide poor quality of products to armed forces..? and 

Whether almost 300 firms supplying items to CSD do not have market credentials..?

A detailed statement submitted by the Minister in the House as follows...

‘FUNDS SPENT ON PURCHASES THROUGH CSD’

Government does not purchase material for its use from Canteen Store Department (CSD).  However, CSD procures materials for Unit Run Canteens (URCs) of Tri-Services.  The details of funds spent by CSD on purchases of material during 2011-12 and 2012-13 are as mentioned below :-

Financial Year	Net Purchases (Rs. in Crore)
2011-12	9734.78
2012-13	6027.84 (up to October 2012)

Purchases, as per rules, are to be made by CSD directly from the manufacturers or sole distributors / importers of the products in the country as per approved rates and terms of supply agreed to between the suppliers and the CSD.  All items approved for introduction in CSD and the firms supplying these items are cleared by various Committees such as Preliminary Screening Committee, Price Negotiation Committee etc and finally approved by the Board of Administration (BOA).

All items prior to placement of initial order have to undergo market survey to confirm popularity, after sales service arrangement etc., followed by factory inspection, hygiene inspection.  All edible products are tested by Composite Food Laboratories.

Though firms having market credentials are approved as supplier by BOA, instances have come to the notice of the Ministry regarding financial irregularities in CSD.  Recently two officers of CSD have been arrested by CBI on graft charges.  As reported by CBI, investigation in the matter is going on.

Continuous efforts are being made to bring in more and more transparency in procurement, such as uploading orders details, payment details etc. on CSD website.