Revised stock limit on wheat and declaration of stock position

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-11122024-259335 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4944] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2024/AGRAHAYANA 20, 1946 MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department of Food and Public Distribution) ORDER New Delhi, the 11th December, 2024 S.O. 5343(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 amendment in the order of the Government of India in the Department of Food and Public Distribution published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part (II) Section-3, Sub Section(ii) vide S.O.2428(E) dated 24th June 2024, namely In the said Order, Paragraph 2(i) shall be replaced as under: 2(i) Wheat for a period up to 31st March 2025 with following stock limits for all States and Union Territories: □ Trader/Wholesaler: 1000 MT; □ Retailer: 5 MT for each Retail outlet. □ Big Chain Retailer: 5 MT for each outlet subject to maximum quantity of (5 multiplied by total number of outlets) MT stock at all their outlets & Depots put together. □ Processor: 50% of Monthly Installed Capacity (MIC) multiplied by remaining months till April 2025. Respective legal entities, as above, shall declare the stocks position on the portal (https://evegoils.nic.in/wsp/login) of Department of Food and PD 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 15 days of issue of this notification. [F. No. 3/1/2007 Py-III] SHIKHA C, Jt. Secy. Note: The principal order was published in the Gazette of India, vide Order No. GSR 104 (E), dated 15th February, 2002 and subsequently amended vide Order No. GSR 490 (E) dated 16th June, 2003 and S.O. No. 1373 (E) dated 29th August, 2006, S.O. No. 297 (E) dated the 27th February 2007 and S.O. No. 1488 (E) dated the 31st August, 2007 and S.O.2566(E) dated-12th June 2023, S.O.4074(E) dated 14.09.2023, S.O.5292 (E) dated 08.12.2023, S.O. 575(E) dated 08.02.2024, S.O. No.2428 (E) dated 24.06.2024 and S.O. No.3915 (E) dated 09.09.2024. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA