Customs exemption scope expanded permits direct supply to armed forces and government departments under amended notification. The amendment inserts, in Condition No. 48(d) of Notification No. 50/2017-Customs, after the words 'Central Government for this purpose', the words permitting supply 'or directly either to armed forces of the Union under the Ministry of Defence or Government Departments', thereby allowing direct supply to those recipients under the specified customs exemption; the amendment takes effect from 14th November, 2024.