CSD through e-Platform for Ex-Servicemen: Rajya Sabha QA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 379
TO BE ANSWERED ON 24th July, 2023

CSD THROUGH E-PLATFORM FOR EX-SERVICEMEN

379. SHRI AJAY PRATAP SINGH:
Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is going to create an e-platform like Amazon, Flipkart etc., to provide CSD canteen and other facilities to the ex-servicemen so that the soldiers settled in far-flung areas can avail this facility; and

(b) if so, the details of progress made in this direction along with the number of districts where this facility has been started?

A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI AJAY BHATT)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(a) & (b): An online portal is available for sale of Against Firm Demand Items Category One (AFD-I) including four wheelers/ two wheelers and white goods. The services are available to entitled CSD beneficiaries including ESM pan-India.

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