From 1st June 2020, only Indigenous Products will be sold at the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) canteens and stores across the country

13 MAY 2020

Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, made an appeal yesterday to make the country self-reliant and use products made in India. Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has described this appeal as a guiding light to make India the Global Leader in future.

In this direction today, the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided that all the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) canteens and stores across the country will now sell only indigenous products, from June 01, 2020. The total purchase value would be around Rs. 2800 crore. With this decision, 50 lakh family members of about 10 lakh CAPF personnel will use indigenous products.

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The Home Minister also appealed to the people of the country and said, “You should use the products made in the country as much as possible and encourage others to do the same. This is not the time to be lagging behind, but to turn the crisis into an opportunity.”

According to Shri Shah, if every Indian pledges to use products made in India (Swadeshi), the country can become self-sufficient in next five years.

Appealing to the people of the country, the Home Minister said, “Let us all strengthen the hands of Prime Minister Modi in this journey of making India self-reliant, by using indigenous products.”

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File No. 10/1/2004-Dir(c)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Director (Canteens)

Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market
New Delhi, dated 30th May, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Non-Statutory Departmental Canteens functioning in Central Government Offices- procuring Licence under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules & Regulations framed thereunder.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 11.8.2004 and para 9.9 of Administrative Instructions on Departmental Canteens in Government Offices and Industrial Establishments (Green Book) wherein it has been mandated that the Managing Committees of the Departmental canteens/ Tiffin Rooms run in various Central Government Offices would obtain the requisite licence from the concerned authority under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 an~ Municipal Act applicable to them.

The erstwhile PFA Act, 1954 has since been repealed after enactment of Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006.

Since the erstwhile PFA Act, 1954 has been repealed after enactment of FSS Act, 2006 the Departmental Canteens are now required to obtain licence under FSS Act, 2006.

2. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 along with the Rules & Regulations framed thereunder provides the statutory framework for regulating, inter-alia, the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of food so as to ensure its safety. Regulation 2.1.2 of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing & Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011 stipulates that ”No person shall commence any food business unless he possesses a valid license”. Schedule 1 of the above mentioned Regulations places food catering services in establishments and units under Central Government agencies under the purview of Central Licensing Authority. All Departmental Canteens, Tiffin Rooms, etc. housed in various offices of the Central Government are, accordingly required to obtain licenses to be able to continue to manufacture and sell food.

3. It may be stated here that the Non-Statutory Departmental Canteens, set up as measure of staff welfare, have been functioning in the Central Government Offices since early fifties. The Office of the Director(Canteens) in the Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions is concerned only with the laying down broad policy guidelines for running such canteens. However, day to day administration of the canteens are the responsibility of the concerned Ministries/Departments through their Managing Committees set up for this purpose.
4. It is the responsibility of respective Managing Committee to register/obtain licence under provisions of Food Safety and Standards (Licencing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations 2011. The concerned officers may please get in touch with FSSAI (Contact No.O 11··2323168) for implementation of FSS Act, 2006 and rules and regulations thereunder.
5. Accordingly, all the Ministries/Departments are requested to take further necessary action, as suggested above, with reference to all canteens functioning under their administrative control in attached and subordinate offices/field formations under intimation to this Department.

6. The receipt of this OM may be acknowledged please.

(Pratima Tyagi)
Director(Canteens)
Tel:-24624722

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No.10/01/2.0 14-Dir(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Director (Canteens)
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Lok Nayak Shawan, Khan Market
New Delhi, dated 13th February, 2015

To,
All Central Government Employees
Resident Welfare Associations
(as per list enclosed)

Subject: Swachh Bharat Mission-RWAs

An appeal was made to all RWAs alongwith AWOs to join together toward achieving the Mission of Swachh Bharat through letter No.10/1/2014-Dir(C) dated 29.9.2014. It is once again reiterated that Resident Welfare Association (RWA) along with Area Welfare Officers(AWO) have been playing very vital role in promoting Social, Cultural and other Welfare Activities of the residents. They also actively coordinate with a various civic authorities to provide civic amenities and services.

2. All RWAs and AWOs were requested to launch cleanliness drive through various programmes like voluntary participation of residents in cleaning (Shramdaan), ensuring disposal of garbage, awareness programmes etc. It is pertinent to point out that in accordance with existing instructions recognized RWAs frame Annual Action Plan for various activities. The achievement with reference to Annual Action Plan is required to be indicated by RWAs while applying for grants-in-aid. RWAs are requested to include cleanliness drive as one of the important targets in their Annual Action Plan and periodically inform DOPT about their achievements on this aspect. RWAs and AWOs are requested to carry out cleanliness drives voluntarily and also in association/coordination with respective civic authorities.

3. All these activities would go long way to make city clean. Let all Resident Welfare Associations and Area Welfare Officers join together towards achieving the Mission of Swachh Bharat.

(Pratima Tyagi)
Director( Canteens)
Tele:24624722

Copy to:·
All Area Welfare Officers (as per list enclosed)
Dir(Adm) w.r.t. letter No. 1-28011/101./2014-Coord dated. 27.01.2015.

Source: http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02adm/sbr.pdf

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No.10/01/2014-Dir(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Director(Canteens)
****

Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market
New Delhi, dated 13th February, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Swachh Bharat Mission-Departmental Canteen

Reference is invited to this Department’s O.M. of even No. dated 26.09.2014 and 09.10.2014 wherein all Ministries/Departments were requested to carry out periodical cleanliness campaign in respect of Departmental Canteens under their administrative control through respective Management Committees. Detailed guidelines with reference to observation and maintenance of cleanliness in Departmental Canteens were also circulated. All Ministries/Departments were requested to carry out periodical cleanliness campaign at least once in a month in respect of Departmental Canteens under their administrative control and furnish report thereon in the prescribed Proforma. So far only few Departments have furnished this report. All Ministries/Departments are requested to furnish report on cleanliness campaign carried out by them in respect of Departmental Canteen by 15th of every month.

(Pratima Tyagi)
Director (Canteens)
Tele: 24624722

Copy to:-
1. All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India
(Director/Deputy Secretaries Incharge, Administrative Division/Wing as per Standard List)
2. President’s Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.
3. Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi.
4. Director (Admn.) DOP&T, North Block, New Delhi-w.r.t letter No. 1-28011/101/2014-Coord dated. 27.01.2015.
5. Comptroller & Auditor Genecal of India, New Delhi.
6. Director of Audit, Central Revenue, New Delhi.
7. Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi.
8. Supreme Court of India, Tilak lVIarg, New Delhi.
9. High Court of Delhi, Sher Shah Road, New Delhi.
10. Controller General of Defence Accounts, R.K.Puram, West Block, New Delhi.
11. CAO’s Office, Ministry of Defence, DHQ, PO, New Delhi-ll0011.
12. Administrator, all Union Territories as per standard list.

Copy for information to:-
1.. PSO to Secretary(p)
2. PS to Joint Secretary (AT&A).

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