Ex-servicemen complain of restrictions on canteen services

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 28

Ex-servicemen are complaining against the fresh restrictions imposed on their visit to canteen stores department (CSD outlets) and limit on the items that can be purchased by them.

In a letter written to the Army Headquarters, the Ex-Servicemen Grievances Cell, Mohali, stated that its inquiries have revealed that CSD depots have restricted collecting stock from the unit-run canteens to once a month instead of the earlier two to three times a month. Lifting the entire stock in one go instead of in phases increases the working capital, besides requiring additional transport capability and storage space.

Further, some canteens were only issued a third of their regular demand this month, which resulted in some items remaining out of stock, the Cell stated.