CSD Canteen Facilities for Defence Civilians
Defence Civilian employees are also provided Canteen Stores Department (CSD) facilities at par with Defence Personnel and Officers
Civilians Working in Defence Sector
Details of benefits provided to the civilians working in the Defence sector are annexed. From time to time Defence Civilian employees have been raising the demands that they should be granted Field Area allowance and Modified Field Area allowance as applicable to the Service Personnel and for providing other allowances like Aeronautical Technical Allowance, Airworthiness Certificate Allowance, Flight Charge Certificate Allowance etc. at par with technical defence personnel. It has not been found feasible to accept these demands as the job requirements and service conditions of Service Personnel and Defence Civilian employees are totally different.
In addition to pay and allowances, civilians working in the Defence Establishments located in Field Areas / Modified Field Areas are granted the concessions/allowances as under:
(I)Field Service Concessions in Field Areas (except static units):
- (a) Free rations on scale applicable to combatants of the Army or Air Force, as the case may be, and fuel.
- (b) Free tented / basha accommodation and connected service to the extent possible.
- (c) Free clothing on a minimum scale of Army Personnel if the Corps Commander / AOC-in-C Air Force Command considers the issue of such clothing essential for operational reasons.
- (d) Free remittance of family allotments.
- (e) Free medical treatment and hospital treatment.
- (f) Wound/injury or family pension or gratuity revised from time to time, as the case may be, or compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act where applicable.
- (g) 2 postage free Forces letters per individual per week.
- (h )Remittance within Indian limits of money orders and Indian Postal orders free of Commission up to maximum value of Rs.30/- per month per individual.
- (i) Retention of family accommodation allotted by Government at the old duty station on payment of normal rent. If the accommodation retained is required to be allotted to another entitled personnel for exigencies of service, the families may be shifted to an alternative accommodation whether appropriate or inferior to the status of the individual concerned.
(II) Field Service Concessions in Modified Field Areas (except static units):
- (a) Free remittance of family allotments.
- (b) 2 postage free Forces letters per individual per week.
- (c) Remittance within Indian limits of money orders and Indian Postal Orders free of Commission up to maximum value of Rs.30/- per month per individual.
(d)Retention of family accommodation allotted by Government at the old duty station on payment of normal rent. If the accommodation retained is required to be allotted to another entitled personnel for exigencies of service, the families may be shifted to an alternative accommodation whether appropriate or inferior to the status of the individual concerned.
(III) Special Duty Allowance in the North Eastern Region.
(IV) Remote Locality Allowance with certain restrictions.
(V) House Rent Allowance in Field Areas in certain conditions.
(VI) House Rent Allowance in Modified Field Areas in certain conditions.
Defence Civilian employees are also provided Canteen Stores Department (CSD) facilities.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Dr Ratna De (Nag) in Lok Sabha.
Clarification on CSD Canteen Facilities to retired Defence Civilians
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEFENCE ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT
No. AN/VII/7063/CSD/Misc
Dated: 20.10.2015
To
All PCsDA/PCA(Fys) Kolkata, CsDA
(Through CGDA website)
Subject: Extension of CSD Canteen Facilities to retired Defence Civilians
Reference: This office letter of even No. dated 21.08.2015.
In continuation of the above, the following clarification on some of the common points raised in various representations received in this office is as under:
SL.NO. | POINTS RAISED* | CLARIFICATION |
a) | Whether the retired employees of the Defence Accounts Department are eligible for the C.S.D Canteen facility as the orders from the DDGCS does not explicitly say so. | Yes. The retried employees of the Defence Accounts Department are eligible for C.S.D Canteen Facility. |
b) | Whether the DAD Pensioners can get the application forms authenticated only from the office from which they have retired. | Whether the DAD Pensioners can get the application forms authenticated only from the office from which they have retired.
The authentication of the application forms may be carried out by the nearest Controller, under the jurisdiction, the pensioner is currently residing or the application is made. Also, the nominated Officers are directed to authenticate/countersign the application forms of any DAD pensioner, if the application is submitted to him/her. The authentication is to be carried out, based on submission of the documents as required by the Canteen authorities. |
c) | What is termed as ‘Govt Order for Retirement? | The Part II. Officer Order issued by the Controllers in respect of the retiring employee will suffice the requirement. |
d) | The said order does not speak about the eligibility of the Family Pensioners.
Whether the same are eligible for the C.S.D Canteen Facilities? |
The extension of CSD Canteen Facilities to the Family Pensioners is implied as the QMG branch letter dated 12.08.2015 does not make any distinction between the Retired Defence Civilian Employees and Family Pensioners. The term DAD Pensioners includes also, as they are drawing pension authorized by PCDA(P) Allahabad. |
*Common Points raised in the representations
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(Mustaq Ahmad)
Sr.ACGDA (AN)