As per the existing policy, the following categories of personnel are eligible to avail this facility.
- All commissioned officers, serving and retired, of the Armed Forces, who are authorized canteen facilities. This category includes Honorary Commissioned officers.
- Widows of defence service officers, who are authorized canteen facilities, are eligible to purchase cars from Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
- All GREF and Coastal Guard Officers
- One of the parents of deceased or missing officers from border (Letter from Govt. of India (Ministry of Defence) is the valid authority in this regard)
- Equivalent status civilian officers/officers of CSD who are authorized canteen facilities. (Only in Southern states)
- Short service commissioned officers, who are authorized canteen facilities, with five years or more service
- EC Commissioned officers with less than 5 years service with sanction from QMG branch.
- Serving JCO's are entitled car upto 1300 cc.
- In theft case officer can purchase before expiry of 2 yrs period, with sanction from QMG Branch.
- *EX - SERVICE JCO'S WILL BE ENTITLED TO GET CARS THROUGH CSD w.e.f 1ST JAN 2009.