CSD Canteen Online Registration & Everything You Need Know

Canteen Stores Department (CSD) or Army CSD Canteen is a platform to provide higher quality goods including household items, groceries, cars, motorbikes, TVs, fridges etc, to the CSD beneficiaries.

CSD canteen is a department store that provides both serving Armed Forces personnel & Ex-Servicemen with a range of items. And, all the transactions can be done through the Canteen Stores Department online portal.

Let us find out what the CSD offers & how it delivers, as well as, explore the overall criteria for purchasing goods from the CSD canteen online portal in this post.

CSD Canteen Categorises

Different type products are put into multiple groups which include items (in no particular order) such as:-

  • Toiletries
  • Groceries
  • General Household Items
  • Stationery & Accessories
  • Liquor
  • Medicinal Items
  • 4 Wheelers & 2 Wheelers, Electronics

You can purchase any of these goods through this CSD AFD online portal, and all you need to do is register on the portal, have a CSD Smart Card & few other proofs of eligibility & identity. And lastly, follow the instructions to make the purchase.

While you register an account on the CSD portal; to apply for the CSD Smart Card, you should go to either https://csdsmartcard.co.in site or continue to apply through the URC in the existing offline process, if required.

CSD Smart cards may take around 30 days to get issued (within 45 days) after applying at the URC.

Who is eligible to purchase from CSD canteen outlets?

  • Serving & retired Armed Forces Personnel
  • Widows of military personnel & ex-servicemen
  • Defence civilians family pensioners
  • Defence civilian employees

Purchasing a car or a bike from the CSD Canteen

Firstly, eligibility for buying two-wheeler & four-wheeler vehicles is depends on the beneficiaries’ Pay Level which also decides the price limit of the car to be purchased.

In particluar, the cost limit to buy a car from the canteen also varies for different pay bands of the officers as well.

Besides, there are different sets of policies & price limits in place for the purchase of the electric vehicles EV from the CSD canteen.

Added that, cars once purchased from the CSD canteen cannot be sold or transferred until 5 years after the purchase, since they can only be used for personal purposes.

Moreover, purchasing a car from the CSD canteen has an exclusive range of benefits and that makes it more accessible & reasonable for the beneficiaries.

Since, not only discounted prices, but the ease of procedures to purchase a car from the CSD canteen is worthy & reliable for any defence personnel.

For more details, here you can find all the details for purchasing four-wheeler car in this document.

Are you looking for how to buy a bike from CSD? Read Below:

Along with the car, you can also buy two-wheeler bikes of various popular brands through the CSD canteen online. The Canteen will have a list of brands for you to choose from.

So, this gives free choice for customers to choose from an abundant list of brands & models according to their likes & requirements.

Meanwhile, cars are required to have a minimum of 8 years gap between buying a second one.

Similarly, bikes need to have a minimum of 4 years gap before buying another one.

In addition, here is a limitation & revision of the items to buy from the CSD. Click here to view.

So, are you looking to purchase a bike from the CSD canteen? Then, check our page here to learn about the eligibility criteria & then find out everything you need to know about purchasing CSD TVS two-wheeler vehicles.

Benefits of purchasing goods from CSD outlets

You get exclusive discounts on GST levied on the goods, & margin prices for the goods sold are a bit cheaper than the regularly marketed goods.

Notably, apart from the cost savings for high quality items, it is a highlight by the Indian government to offer such a platform for the ones who served or are serving our country.

Particularly, purchasing higher quality electronics, two-wheelers & four-wheelers purchase process is simplified through an online portal and with a secure payment method.

Finally, there are 34 CSD outlets across the country & an eligible individual can purchase the required goods from their nearest depot.

On top of that, you can avail of loan options to buy any vehicle from the CSD & vehicle insurance from the dealer to purchase & secure your desired ride.

Himaalayaa TVS (Himalaya TVS) – An Authorised Main TVS Dealer offers multiple TVS bike loan offers, two-wheeler insurance as well as insurance renewals for your two-wheeler vehicle. Our Youtube Channel has plenty of informational videos and shorts TVS bikes and new arrivals.

Important list of links to get to know more details if needed:

Some of the important links to follow to know more about purchasing from a CSD outlet.

https://nfpc.in/facilities/csd-canteen-stores-department

https://csdindia.gov.in/contact-us.html

https://bro.gov.in/WriteReadData/linkimages/6310624123-CSD.pdf

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