New Delhi: India is on its way to become ‘self-reliant’ and in its latest development, the Defence Ministry is working towards banning the sale of imported items from countries including China.
“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,” said Defence sources.
It is also reported that foreign liquor is likely to be stopped for sale in canteens.
Around 400 items in the CSD are imported of which majority comes from Chinese firms including toilet brushes, diaper pants, rice cookers, electric kettles, sandwich toasters, vacuum cleaners, sunglasses, ladies’ handbags, laptops and desktop computers.