No.NCC-Ex-CPMFs-VAT-10/2017 18th June 2017

To

Sh. , Honorable Prime Minister Government of India South Block, New - 110001

Subject: GST/ Exemption to Central Police Canteens Dear Sir,

National coordination committee takes great pleasure in lauding the efforts of present government in implementing GST in the country which is going to be in effect from 01/07/2017.With the onset of GST. In the Central Police Canteens (CPCs), the facility extended to paramilitary society to purchase stores with VAT/OCTROI Exemptions from state governments is going to be ceased.

It is to inform that, as a welfare measure for the CPMFs personnel, the Ministry of Home Affairs, had set up a Central Police Canteen System (CPC) to provide essential items to CPMFs personnel and their families vide OM No. 27011/18/2006-R&W dated 18/09/2006.

The Central Para Military Forces (CPMFs) comprising Central Reserve Police Force, Boarder Security Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, Sashastra Seema Bal and Assam Rifles etc., have substantial representations from all over the country. The personnel of these Forces remain deployed for prolonged periods in far-flung/remote areas of the country to guard our borders and to combat the menace of Naxal-violence and ensure internal security all over the country. Being uniformed and dedicated services, CPMFs assists states in maintaining law and order. It may be specifically mentioned that the CPMFs have never let the country down, be it Parliament or Ayodhya attack and by terrorists, natural calamities or conducting free & fair elections in the country and have always stood the test of time. The CPC was introduced for the CPMFs personnel during 2016 after long years of struggle by CPMFs Associations of retired personnel. After introduction of CPC is took few more years to get VAT Exemption from most of the states and process to exempt VAT in remaining states are under way.

The retired personnel Associations of CPMFs (Since serving personnel are not entitled to form Associations) had approached all concerned authorities well in advance for exemption in GST for the CPCs. However we have come to know that the present government has not granted any concession to CPCs in GST.

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It is pertinent to mention that the union home secretary had sent DO letters to Chief secretaries of all states stating that the Paramilitary Force personnel are performing highly arduous and life threatening duties while maintaining Vigil on borders and carrying out operations against militants, extremists and terrorists for internal security all over the country round the year. He observed that price of stores sold in CPC are higher compared to the CSD because the goods sold in CSD are at lesser sale tax and getting Vat/OCTROI exemptions from states / UT. He requested his counter parts in States/ UTS to exempt VAT/ OCTROI for the items sold through CPCs. Now the same union government denies the benefit of GST to CPCs, which has put all the CPMFs personnel in shock and they are highly demoralized.

The serving and retired Paramilitary personnel are disappointed with their continued neglect by the government, while granting OROP or appropriate pay benefits during 7th pay commission. There is growing unrest and frustration among the Paramilitary personnel which sometimes may culminate to very unfortunate situation in the country.

We therefore request your personnel intervention in the matter and further request that appropriate GST concession be granted for items sold through CPCs. This will go a long way in boosting the moral of the CPMFs Personnel.

Thanking You,

Yours sincerely,

(VPS Panwar) IGP (Retd) CRPF Chairman, NCC

Copy to : 1.) Sh. Rajnath Singh, Honorable Home Minister Government of India North Block . 2.) Sh. Arun Jaitley Honorable Finance Minister 3.) Chairman WARB, CPMFs & DG SSB R.K Puram New Delhi. 4.) Sh. R.N Yadav, DIGP CEO-Cum-GM, CPC, Block No. 1, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi.

For favor of information & necessary action

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