Chinese goods, imported liquor sold at military canteens likely to be banned

New Delhi: The Defence Ministry is working towards banning the sale of imported items from countries including China at its canteen stores department as part of its efforts to promote local goods under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat scheme.

"A number of imported items are going to be stopped from being sold in the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) and the unit run canteens under it," defence sources said.

The CSD runs one of the largest retail store chains in the country with over 3,500 canteens spread from Siachen glacier in the north to Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory in the southernmost part of the country.