01285nam a22001697a 4500999001900000008004100019100003600060245007500096260002100171300003900192520068100231650004400912773002100956906001700977942000700994952011401001  c520761d520761221012b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aKatoch, Ghanshyam Singh 935160  aJai Narain: The legacy of the unit Bania and canteen contractor system  aU.S.I. Journal    a152(628), Apr-Jun, 2022: p.224-236  aBania’ 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   aCanteen contractor, Army canteen935161  aU.S.I. Journal    aARMED FORCES  cAR  00102ddc40709394821aIIPAbIIPAd2022-10-12h152(628), Apr-Jun, 2022: p.224-236pAR127346r2022-10-12yAR