CSD car purchase norms eased

Vijay Mohan

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 20

The purchase of cars by armed forces personnel from the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) outlets has now become easy. Those entitled can get sanctions directly through CSD depots with the authorities doing away with the need to obtain prior centralised sanction from the Army Headquarters.

In January 2012, the sales of cars through the CSD — which offers vehicles at a discount vis-à-vis the open market — had been limited and all applications for purchase were required to be submitted to Army Headquarters where they would be scrutinised and a periodic priority list would be drawn up.

This had been done due to budgetary constraints. Under the norms, all payments made by customers were deposited in a consolidated fund, from where further disbursements were made to different vendors.