Canteen facility for retired paramilitary personnel in Rohru, Shimla

Canteen facility for retired paramilitary personnel in Rohru, Shimla

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 385
ANSWERED ON 26.11.2014

Canteen facility for retired paramilitary personnel in Rohru, Shimla

385 SHRI BASHISTHA NARAIN SINGH

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether it is a fact that there is no canteen facility (C.S.D.) for retired paramilitary personnel in Rohru in Shimla District of Himachal Pradesh;

(b) if so, whether Government propose to consider opening a C.S.D facility for them as the C.S.D. facility for army personnel does not provide them the necessary items; and

(c) by when C.S.D facility will be provided to the thousands of retired paramilitary personnel of Rohru and other adjacent areas?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (c):

   Canteen Stores Department (CSD) facility is applicable to serving and retired personnel of Defence Forces and not to Para-Military [now Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)] personnel. However, on the lines of CSD, the government has launched a Central Police Canteen (CPC) System on 18/09/2006 for the serving/retired CAPF personnel and their families. As on date, in Himachal Pradesh, 02 Master Canteens (MCs) and 17 Subsidiary Canteens (SCs) are functioning. Out of these, 01 Master Canteen and 08 Subsidiary Canteens are functioning in the Shimla District. All serving/retired CAPF personnel and their families can avail CPC facilities from any CPC.

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