| CSD | Canteen Stores Department |
| AFD | Against Firm Demand |
| Portal | Shopping Website |
| Registration | One-Time Approval from CSD AFD Team |
AFD CSD Online Portal has successfully completed one year of great service to Defence Personnel and Ex-Servicemen! The AFD CSD Portal has Launched on 8th January 2021. The AFD CSD online shopping website has completed one year of service and stepped on 2nd year! The AFD CSD online web portal is selling AFD-I items to Armed Forces Personnel and Ex-Servicemen. The costly items, such as Cars, Bikes, Scooters, and electronic items are included in the AFD-I category. The AFD CSD online portal has sold over 81000 cars in one year! And also sold over 48000 two-wheelers within a year!
The Department of CSD (Canteen Stores Department) is under the control of Defence Ministry. The headquarters of CSD has maintained 34 CSD Area Depot and 3794 Unit Run Canteens located across India. The CSD has purchased more than 5700 products in various categories for customers. The AFD (Against Firm Demand) items are categorized the costly items such as two-wheelers, four-wheelers, and electronic products.
The registration process in the AFD CSD portal is very simple for CSD Smart Card holders. Before filling up the registration form in the portal, collect some important details to be required while registering are given below.
- Name of the applicant (URC Grocery Card Name)
- ID of the applicant (URC Grocery Card 19 Digit Number)
- Chip Number of the applicant (URC Grocery Card 16 Digit Number)
- Mobile Phone Number of the applicant
- Employment Status of the applicant
- Organization of the applicant
- Date of Birth of the applicant
- Date of Enrollment of the applicant
- Date of Retirement of the applicant
- Entitlement Category of the applicant
- PPO Number of the applicant
- ESM Number of the applicant
- PAN Card Number of the applicant
- Email ID of the applicant
What is the ID number of AFD CSD?
19-digit alphanumeric no. starting with GA/GB/GC/GE like grocery card id GA01052027551000J00. The third last is the alphabet not the number.
What is the chip number of AFD CSD?
16 Digit No. (5312120004689336). Given on the reverse of the grocery card at the bottom right. Also given on grocery bill.
After successful registration in the AFD CSD portal, you may get an approval message within a week or two! You will get messages on your registered mobile phone and registered email id. The login details will be sent to your registered email id after approval from the AFD CSD Team. If there will be any problem with your registration details, the AFD CSD Team will inform you accordingly! The AFD CSD portal registration webpage (New User Registration) direct link is https://afd.csdindia.gov.in/register/
All CSD Smart Card holders are eligible to purchase the bike or scooter in the AFD CSD portal as the following periodicity.
All Serving and Retired Armed Forces Personnel and Serving Defence Civilian employees only can purchase of two-wheeler once in four years.
All CSD Smart Card holders are eligible to purchase the Washing Machine, Fridge, Mobile Phone, Laptop, Desktop, and Air Conditioner in the AFD CSD portal as the following periodicity.
All Serving and Retired Armed Forces Personnel and Serving Defence Civilian employees only can purchase the above items once in four years.
All AFD CSD beneficiaries are paid the amount for the AFD items only through their own bank account. Payment from any third-party account will not be accepted and the order will be rejected by the AFD CSD Team. And there will be no Cash Transaction at all! If the cost of the AFD item is above Rs.10 Lakhs, the beneficiary would be given the option to split the payment into 2 online payments to overcome the limitation put by SBI bank on the maximum amount that can be transacted through net banking.
The online payment gateway integrated modes or methods are the followings…
- Credit/Debit Card
- UPI
- Net Banking
- Bank Transfer
In case you choose Bank Transfer mode, Please download the e-challan generated by the Payment Gateway that will be mentioning the virtual Account number, IFSC code and the exact amount to be deposited by NEFT/RTGS. The VCN generated in e-challan is a 16-digit account number. The first nine digits are the number and the remaining is IFSC Code (YESB0CMSNOC). The CSD beneficiaries can take a printout of the e-challan to their bank and request Bank to do NEFT/RTGS exactly as per the details mentioned on the e-challan. Please note that each e-challan payment is valid only for one transaction and if the amount remitted is not as per what is mentioned on the e-challan, Payment Gateway will reject that transaction and you will get a refund back in your bank account.
The three types of AFD CSD manuals are available to download on the portal. One is Depot Manual and the one is Beneficiary Manual and the third one is the registration and login manual. The two manuals are very important to read completely before registering on the AFD CSD portal.
Click to download the AFD CSD Registration and Login Manual PDF
Click to download the AFD CSD Beneficiary Manual PDF
Click to download the AFD CSD Depot Manual PDF
CSD AFD Car Purchase Eligibility for Army 2023
CSD AFD Car Purchase Eligibility for Army Sepoy, Havildar, Naik Lance, Naik, Naib Subedar 2023
| Rank in Army | Sepoy, Havildar, Naik Lance, Naik, Naib Subedar |
| Pay Matrix Level | 3A Level to 6 Level (Including Serving & Retired and as applicable Widow) |
| Car Price | 6 Lakhs (Excluding Taxes) |
| Condition | First car after 5 years of service and the second car after retirement. The gap between the purchase of 2 cars is eight years. |
CSD AFD Car Purchase Eligibility for Army Subedar, Subedar Major 2023
| Rank in Army | Subedar, Subedar Major |
| Pay Matrix Level | 7 to 9 Pay Level |
| Car Price | 7 Lakhs (Excluding Taxes) |
| Condition | First car after 5 years as OR Rank, second car on promotion as JCO rank, and third car after retirement. The gap between purchases of each car is eight years. |
CSD AFD Car Purchase Eligibility for Army Officers 2023
| Rank in Army | Officers |
| Pay Matrix Level | 10 to 18 Pay Level |
| Car Price | 15 Lakhs (Excluding Taxes) |
| Condition | Once in eight years |
CSD AFD Car Purchase Eligibility for Air Force Aircraftman, Leading Aircraftman, Corporal, Sergeant, Junior Warrant Officer 2023
| Rank in Indian Air Force | Aircraftman, Leading Aircraftman, Corporal, Sergeant, Junior Warrant Officer |
| Pay Matrix Level | 3A Level to 6 Level |
| Car Price | 6 Lakhs (Excluding Taxes) |
| Condition | First car after 5 years of service and the second car after retirement. The gap between the purchase of 2 cars is eight years. |
CSD AFD Car Purchase Eligibility for Air Force Warrant Officer, Master Warrant Officer 2023
| Rank in Indian Air Force | Warrant Officer, Master Warrant Officer |
| Pay Matrix Level | 7 to 9 Pay Level |
| Car Price | 7 Lakhs (Excluding Taxes) |
| Condition | First car after 5 years as OR Rank, second car on promotion as JCO rank, and third car after retirement. The gap between the purchase of each car is eight years. |
CSD AFD Car Purchase Eligibility for Air Force Officers 2023
| Rank in Indian Air Force | Officers |
| Pay Matrix Level | 10 to 18 Pay Level |
| Car Price | 15 Lakhs (Excluding Taxes) |
| Condition | Once in eight years |
CSD AFD Car Purchase Eligibility for Navy Ordinary seaman, Leading seaman, Petty officer, Chief petty officers 2023
| Rank in Indian Navy | Ordinary seaman, Leading seaman, Petty officer, Chief petty officer |
| Pay Matrix Level | 3A Level to 6 Level |
| Car Price | 6 Lakhs (Excluding Taxes) |
| Condition | First car after 5 years of service and the second car after retirement. The gap between the purchase of 2 cars is eight years. |
CSD AFD Car Purchase Eligibility for Navy Master chief petty officer 1st class, Master chief petty officer 2nd class 2023
| Rank in Indian Navy | Master chief petty officer 1st class, Master chief petty officer 2nd class |
| Pay Matrix Level | 7 to 9 Pay Level |
| Car Price | 7 Lakhs (Excluding Taxes) |
| Condition | First car after 5 years as OR Rank, second car on promotion as JCO rank, and third car after retirement. The gap between the purchase of each car is eight years. |
CSD AFD Car Purchase Eligibility for Navy Officers 2023
| Rank in Indian Navy | Officers |
| Pay Matrix Level | 10 to 18 Pay Level |
| Car Price | 15 Lakhs (Excluding Taxes) |
| Condition | Once in eight years |
| Rank in Civilian (OFB) | Officers |
| Pay Matrix Level | 11 to 18 Pay Level (Only Serving) |
| Car Price | 15 Lakhs (Excluding Taxes) |
| Condition | Once in eight years |
