01159nam a22001577a 4500 520761 520761 221012b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Katoch, Ghanshyam Singh 35160 Jai Narain: The legacy of the unit Bania and canteen contractor system U.S.I. Journal 152(628), Apr-Jun, 2022: p.224-236 Bania’ meaning ‘trader’ is a Hindi term which over a period of time is not used positively as it progressively was used to describe shrewd or miserly traders. In the Indian army it has been used since British Indian times with a positive and functional connotation. This article is about the legacy of one such Bania and about the contractor system in past and present armies. This system has proved its worth and therefore survives. In an era where contracting out provisioning of certain items and services to the soldiers for their housekeeping and welfare needs is considered an economical way of functioning, this system requires to be strengthened. – Reproduced Canteen contractor, Army canteen 35161 U.S.I. Journal ARMED FORCES AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 394821 IIPA IIPA 2022-10-12 152(628), Apr-Jun, 2022: p.224-236 AR127346 2022-10-12 AR