Military Veterans Welfare
Canteen Stores Department has improved their services to get faciliated the beneficiaries i.e Armed Forces Personnel, retired soldiers and Defence civilians. All updates on CSD with Rules and Authority extended by Govt of India is available in this website.
हमारे देश के soldiers और veterans के लिए CSD (Canteen Stores Department) हमेशा एक बड़ा सहारा रहा है। समय के साथ CSD ने कई नए सुधार किए हैं, ताकि beneficiaries को ज्यादा आसान, transparent और convenient सुविधाएँ मिल सकें। इन बदलावों का मकसद है कि सैनिक, ex-servicemen और उनके परिवार बिना किसी परेशानी के अपनी … Read more
Introduction The Canteen Stores Department (CSD) plays a vital role in supporting the welfare of serving defence personnel, ex-servicemen, and their families. CSD offers a wide range of consumer products at subsidized rates, including Automobiles under AFD (Against Firm Demand) items such as cars, bikes, scooters, and white goods. Purchasing a car through CSD not … Read more
Grocery and liquor items we usually purchased from CSD is much cheaper than the open market price of the products. But CSD also retains a certain percentage of margin as profit to maintain the organization. You might have basic concept of the CSD operations in multiple hierarchies from the top controlling HQ to URC. The … Read more
Integrated HQ of MoD (Army), Quartermaster General’s Branch, Canteen Services Directorate,New Delhi has notified the revised entitlement of four-wheeler purchase through CSD for serving and retired Armed Forces personnel, including widows/Next of Kin (NoK) and defence civilians, effective from 01 February 2024. 1. Category-wise Revised Entitlement A. Serving & Retired Armed Forces Personnel (Including Pensioner … Read more
🔍 What is the CSD AFD Online Portal? The AFD (Against Firm Demand) CSD Online Portal—https://afd.csdindia.gov.in—is the official website for eligible defence personnel and ex-servicemen to purchase high-value items like cars, motorcycles, washing machines, refrigerators, TVs, and more through the Canteen Stores Department (CSD). ✅ Who Can Register? Eligible users include: 📝 Step-by-Step Registration Process … Read more
The Canteen Stores Department (CSD) provides subsidized AFD (Against Firm Demand) items such as cars, two-wheelers, TVs, and ACs to eligible defence personnel. However, these entitlements are regulated by specific pay levels, cost ceilings, and periodicity rules. This article presents a complete overview of the AFD CSD Entitlements and Purchase Limits based on the latest … Read more
Learn how to register and login to the CSD AFD portal in 2025 with this detailed guide. Perfect for Ex-Servicemen and Armed Forces personnel. Step-by-step instructions included. How to Register and Login to the CSD AFD Portal in 2025 – Complete Guide for Armed Forces Personnel The CSD AFD portal is a revolutionary initiative by … Read more
Usually it has been experienced by you all that, always the price of grocery and Liquor items are far lower than the MRP shown in the product label. In some exceptional cases, it has been noticed that the actual price charged by URC is more than NRP shown in the price tag of the product. … Read more
It has been observed by the military authority that some time, the ESM/original CSD beneficiary is unable to collecct CSD Grocery store from URC due to physical illness or old age. In this situation, you may authorise an attendant / any family member/friends to collect the CSD Grocery items using your CSD smart Card from … Read more
CSD is now online and you may buy home appliances and Car,Bike etc through online process. After completion of registration the buying process is quite easy and everything is online. You need not to visit CSD Deport or pay any DD. The detailed process may be described in following steps :- Registration and Login approval … Read more