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The
Canteen
Stores
Department,
(CSD),
is
a
solely
owned
Government
of
India
Enterprise
under
Ministry
of
Defence
and
has
its
depot
in
all
major
military
bases
operated
by
the
Indian
Armed
Forces.
CSD
are
the
most
profitable
retail
chain
in
India,
ahead
of
Future
&
Reliance
Retail[2]
and
sell
a
wide
variety
of
products
like
household
provisions,
kitchen
appliances,
alcoholic
drinks,
cars,
and
sports
equipment.
Though
originally
meant
exclusively
for
active
and
retired
members
of
the
Armed
Forces
personnel
(defined
as
troops),
it
is
slowly
and
steadily
being
expanded
to
include
GREF,
NCC
Units
at
Group
HQ
level,
TA
units,
CDA's
staff,
Indian
Ordnance
Factories,
Embarkation
HQs,
civilians
paid
from
defence
estimates,
civilians
paid
out
of
civil
estimates,
and
Paramilitary
forces
under
operational/administrative
control
of
the
Army
civilian
government
employees.
Generally,
these
goods
are
procured
by
CSD
in
bulk,
and
sold
at
concessional
rates
(without
taxes),
compared
with
retail
prices.
CSD
prices
are
low
as
the
goods
sold
are
exempt
from
taxes.
The
development
of
these
practices
have
always
kept
the
objective
of
the
organization
in
view.
The
department
procures
consumer
goods
and
consumer-durable
products
in
bulk
directly
from
suppliers
and
positions
them
at
33
Area
Depots
(acting
as
wholesale
depots),
spread
all
over
the
country,
for
meeting
the
requirements
of
over
3500
URCs
which
function
as
retail
outlets.
Many
of
the
URCs
are
located
in
remote/inaccessible
parts
of
the
country.
