PURCHASE OF CAR BY PBORs : DISPLAY OF CSD LETTER

           All Veteran Brothers, please find below the letter of QMG's Branch regardig the purchase of Car by PBORs through CSD. Some PBORs wanted this letter to be displayed on the blog for their information in response to my article, Let the PBORs get some thing. Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS (Retd)


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Intergated HQ of MOD (Army)
Army HQs / QMG's Branch
Dy. Dte. Gen. Canteen Services
L-1 Block, Room No. 15
New Delhi – 110001.

No. 96410/Q/DDGCS Dt. 23 Oct, 2008

PURCHAS OF CAR BY PBOR

1. Reference this HQ letter No. 96410/Q/DDGCS dt. 08 Aug, 06 and dt. 12 Oct, 07.

GENERAL

2. Consequent to improved socio-economic conditions and purchasing power, the COSC has accorded permission to serving and retired PBORs to purchase four wheelers through the CSD with effect from 01 Jan, 2009 based on certain operative conditions to ensure that the facility is not misused, procedures and safeguards given in the succeeding paragraphs will be strictly adhered to.

ELIGIBILITY AND CONDITIONS FOR PURCHASE

3. Eligibility – All PBOR (serving and retired of the three services having minimum of 15 years colour service and having been released honorably are entitled to purchase a four wheelers up to 1300 CC capacity.

4. PROCEDURE AND Contitions:-

(a) JCOs/ equivalent can purchase the second car after five years of the initial purchase and all other entitled Soldiers / Sailors / Airmen after seven years. Sale of car is not allowed before completion of two years from the date of purchase.

(b) Serving and retired PBORs will apply on the prescribed forms as enclosed at Appendices 'A' and 'B' respectively (which will be provided by the concerned CSDd Depot)

(c) Following documents shall be submitted along with the application;-

(i) Serving PBOR:-………………………………….

……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………

(ii) Retired PBOR - The retired PBOR shall submit

an affidavit of Rs. 5/- on Non Judicial Stamp Paper

(Appendix 'D') covering the following:-

(aa) I have not purchased a car in the last 5/7 years as applicable.

(bb) I shall not sell the car for the next two years.

(ac) I understand that any violation of the above will

make me liable to pay back the entire excise/ sales

tax concessions to the Govt.

(ad) The vehicle is for my personal use.

(ae) The vehicle purchased form the CSD will be

registered on self name.

(d) Entry with regards to purchase of car by retd PBOR will be made on the original PPO at the Depot.

5. MISUSE – In case an individual is found to have violated any of the above conditions, that is, purchase of second car before five / seven years or sale of car before two years form the date of purchase, he will be liable to pay the full excise duty / sales tax as applicable.

ACTION BY THE CSD

6. At the CSD depot level, following actions will be taken on receipt of

application from the PBOR:-

(a) Verify the correctness of the details furnished by the PBOR.

(b) Cross check from CSD HO whether the Concerned PBOR has already purchased a car from any other CSD Depot in the last 5/7 years.

(c) Share the date with regards to purchase of car by PBOR with other depots.

(d) The PBOR will be allowed to purchase the car only after receipt of confirmation form CSD HO.

(e) In case of retired PBO following additional actions shall be taken :-

(i) Ensure the affidavits as per Appendix 'D' has been received.

(ii) Ensure entry of purchase of car with date is made on the original PPO.

7. CSD HO will be responsible for collecting the information of all purchase at All India level. A consolidated quarterly report of all purchases will be forwarded by CSD Head Office to the DDGCS.

8. This office letter No. 96410/Q/DDGCS dated 08 Aug, 06 and 12 Oct, 07 are hereby cancelled.


Sd/-  (IP Singh)
Brig
Dy Dir Gen
Canteen Services"""""""