Canteen facility for retired paramilitary personnel in Rohru, Shimla
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-385
ANSWERED ON-26.11.2014
Canteen facility for retired paramilitary personnel in Rohru, Shimla
385 . SHRI BASHISTHA NARAIN SINGH
(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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Balwinder Singh says
CSD canteneen facility is not right for Army only. Centre Govt is custodian. This facility was provided in past to Army only because they were living away from the home. CPMFs and their pension having more risk of duty and performing more hard duty in every weather and terrains and always in front of Army. In 1971 war , BSF was in the shape of Mukti vahni , All sabotage and informationWAS GIVEN BY BSF. bsf AND CRPF DESERVE for facilities at par ARMY.