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The Central Armed Police Forces canteens will sell only indigenous products from June 1. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said in a tweet that around 10 lakh CAPF personals and their families will use 'Swadeshi' products. The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided that all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) canteens will now sell only indigenous products. This will be applicable to all CAPF canteens across the country from 1 June 2020. With this, 50 lakh family members of about 10 lakh CAPF personnel will use indigenous products, Shah said. The CAPFs : CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, NSG and Assam Rifles canteens together sell products worth about Rs 2,800 crore annually. The move comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appeal to make India self-reliant amid the coronavirus pandemic led economic slowdown.