In a move that can benefit 3.5 lakh ex-servicemen
besides regular Armed force personnel in Jammu and
Kashmir, ruling National Conference today passed a
resolution demanding abolishing of VAT on Canteen
Service Department (CSD) and housing facilities for
ex-servicemen in the state. Chaired by Provincial
President Rattan Lal Gupta, the NC's Ex-servicemen Cell
adopted three resolutions for betterment and welfare of
ex-servicemen of Jammu and Kashmir. The party demanded
that the state government should abolish Value Added Tax
(VAT) on CSD items which are generally used by the
families of ex-servicemen and their families besides
army personnel posted in Jammu and Kashmir and fighting
for the cause of the nation. The Jammu and Kashmir
government had imposed 13.5 per cent VAT on CSD items.
