In this direction, the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided that all CAPF canteens will now sell only indigenous products from next month across the country. “With this, 50 lakh families of about 10 lakh CAPF personnel will be used indigenously,” Shah said.
The Central Armed Police Forces – CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, NSG, and Assam Rifles – together sell about canteen products worth ₹ 2,800 crores annually.