RBE No.133/1985 Licence Fee – Vending Cooperative Societies

No.82/E(Coop)/13/22, dated 06.05.1985

Sub: Recovery of licence fee and Security Money from the Vending Cooperative Societies in respect of Catering/ Vending contracts.

Ref: Board’s letter No.82/E (Coop.)/13/22, dated 26.07.1982.

1. According to the existing instructions issued by the Board, the recovery of licence fee was required to be made in advance for a period of 3 months and security deposits of equivalent amount of licence fee for 3 months from the Cooperative Societies of Vendors. The currency of these instructions was last extended up to 31.03.1983 vide Board’s letter quoted above. The Railways/ Production Units, etc. were asked to furnish a report on the benefits of this facility and on the desirability of extension thereof beyond 31.03.1983.

2. After taking into consideration the views of the Railways/ Production Units, etc., on this subject, this Ministry have decided that the existing instructions in respect of recovery of licence fee and security deposits from Cooperative Societies of Vendors, as mentioned in Pant 1 above, should continue beyond 31.03.1983 as a regular measure till further orders.