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Details of the Unit Run Canteens (URCs) set up in various States & whether URCs are considered an integral part of the CSD

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 646

ANSWERED ON 09.12.2013

UNIT RUN CANTEENS

646 . Shri A.K.S. VIJAYAN

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:-

(a) the details of the Unit Run Canteens (URCs) set up in various States;
(b) whether URCs are considered an integral part of the Canteen Stores Department (CSD);
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI A.K. ANTONY)

(a) There are approximately 3751 Unit Run Canteens (URCs) in different States. Details are annexed.

(b) No, Madam.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) & (e): The URCs are run under the arrangement of the units / formations of Defence Services. They procure items from CSD to sell them to service personnel with a moderate profit.

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.646 FOR ANSWER ON 9.12.2013


List of Unit Run Canteens (URCs) set up in various States:



Sl. No. Name of the State No. of URCs
1. Andhra Pradesh 130
2. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 25
3. Assam 213
4. Arunachal Pradesh 95
5. Bihar 20
6. Chandigarh 27
7. Chattisgarh 03
8. Delhi 127
9. Goa 10
10. Gujarat 75
11. Haryana 141
12. Himachal Pradesh 82
13. Jammu & Kashmir 674
14. Jharkhand 33
15. Karnataka 72
16. Kerala 31
17. Madhya Pradesh 118
18. Maharashtra 227
19. Manipur 53
20. Meghalaya 29
21. Mizoram 07
22. Nagaland 61
23. Orissa 22
24. Punjab 391
25. Rajasthan 287
26. Sikkim 44
27. Tamil Nadu 79
28. Tripura 20
29. Uttar Pradesh 319
30. Uttarakhand 152
31. West Bengal 184
Total: 3751

COMMENTS

WORDPRESS: 2
  • Adikanda mahapatra 4 years ago

    Urc no 120ta bn Bhubaneswer

  • No one is attending call at CSD Depot Ahmedabad even do not answer satisfactorily during working hours. as I required the Contact No & Address of LG Distributirs of Ahmedabad, Jamnagar. Plz do something.