DOPT AR 0607 English Print.pmd - Jeywin
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STAFF WELF<strong>AR</strong>E<br />
central government employees and, wherever available, to others. Hiring of these<br />
sadans is the main source of revenue for the GKK. In these samaj sadans facilities<br />
like indoor games, health club, multi gyms, karate, yoga, dance and music classes,<br />
etc. are provided. In addition, the GKK also runs its welfare activities in 15 other<br />
premises in Delhi and 11 at outstations. It receives grant-in-aid from the Government.<br />
During 2008-09, an amount of Rs.25 lakh was released to GKK .<br />
KENDRYA BHAND<strong>AR</strong><br />
Objectives<br />
8.4 The Central Government Employees Consumer Cooperative Society Ltd., New Delhi,<br />
now operating in the name of Kendriya Bhandar was set up in 1963 in pursuance of<br />
Cabinet decision as a Welfare Project for the benefit of the Central Government<br />
employees. The society endeavors to serve the Central Government employees<br />
and general public at large by (i) providing quality goods of daily needs at reasonable<br />
prices and (ii) playing an effective role in the public distribution system through its<br />
retail outlets.<br />
Network<br />
8.4.1 The Society operates a network of 118 stores in Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu,<br />
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Cochin, Daman, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal,<br />
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh. Stationery is<br />
sold to the central government offices at East Block and West Block, R.K.Puram,<br />
New Delhi.<br />
8.4.2 In line with latest trend in retailing, Kendriya Bhandar has taken up concerted efforts<br />
to modernize the existing stores in terms of its ambience, display system,<br />
computerization, etc. in a phased manner. In this direction, Hari Nagar, Aram<br />
Bagh, and Vasant Vihar etc have been given facelift with the objective of providing<br />
better shopping environment to the customers and action is in hand to modernize<br />
other stores in a phased manner<br />
8.4.3 As a new beginning Kendriya Bhandar has also opened its first Medical Store at<br />
Mahadev Road followed by second chemist outlet at R.K. Puram-IV and third at<br />
Delhi University Campus to cater to the need of Delhi University (North Campus)<br />
staff and its students.<br />
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