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7000 GI/202 3 (1)
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4627] NEW DELHI, MON DAY , NOVEMBER 6, 2023/ KARTIKA 15, 1945
CG-DL-E-06112023-249913
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Consumer Affairs)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 6th November , 2023
S.O. 4826 (E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955
(10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following order further to amend the Removal of Licensing
Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016, namely: -
1. Short Title and Commencement -
1. This order may be called the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions
on Specified Foodstuffs (Third Amendment) Order, 2023.
2. It shall come into force with immediate effect.
2. In the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs
Order, 20 16, in clause 3, in sub -clause (2), item (i) shall be inserted namely: -
“(i) Pulses namely tur and urad for a period up to 31st December, 2023 with following stock limits for all
States and Union Territories:
Wholesaler: 200 MT for each of the pulse;
Retailer: 5 MT for each of the pulse;
Big chain retailers: 5 MT for each of the pulse at each retail outlet and 200 MT at depot for each of the
pulse;
Millers: Stock limits will be last 3 months production or 25% of annual installed capacity, which ever is
higher;
Importers: Importers not to hold imported stock beyond 60 days from the date of custom clearance.
3. Respective legal entities,as above, shall declare the stocks position on the portal (fcainfoweb.nic.in/psp) of
Department of Consu mer Affairs and in case the stocks held by them are higher than the prescribed limits then they
shall bring the same to the prescribed stock limits within 30 days of issue of this notification.
4. It shall be ensured that pulses stock is regularl y declared and updated on the portal of this Department i.e.
Department of Consumer Affairs.
[F.No. S -10/3/2019 -ECR&E]
ANUPAM MISHRA, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub -section (i),
vide number G.S.R. 929(E), dated the 29th September, 2016 and was subsequently amended vide numbers
S.O. 3341(E), dated the 27th October, 2016, S.O. 1288(E), dated the 25th April, 2017, S.O. 1600(E), dated the
17th May, 2017 , S.O.2785 (E), dated the 25th August, 2017, S.O. 3136(E), dated the 27th September,2017,
S.O. 3397(E), dated the 23rd October,2017, S.O. 3422(E), dated the 25th October,2017, S.O. 4079(E), dated
the 27th December,2017 and S.O. 2414(E) dated the 13th June, 2018, S.O. 2826(E), dated the 6th August,
2019, S.O. 3540(E), dated the 29th September, 2019, S.O. 4298(E), dated the 28th November, 2019, S.O.
4341(E), dated the 3rd December, 2019, S.O. 4417(E), dated the 10th December, 2019, S.O. 4471(E), dated
the 16t h December, 2019, S.O. 901(E), dated the 27th February, 2020,S.O. 3776(E), dated the 23rd October,
2020, S.O. 2674(E), dated the 2nd July, 2021, S.O. 2871(E), dated the 19th July, 2021, S.O. 2423(E), dated the
2nd June, 2023 and S.O. 4221(E), dated the 25t h September, 2023.
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