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Order under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 amending stock limit provisions for wheat applicable to traders, retailers, big chain retailers and processors, and extending the applicable period to 31st March 2025.

Detailed Summary

By S.O. 3915(E) dated 9th September 2024, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution), exercising powers under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), amended its order (published vide S.O. 2428(E) dated 24th June 2024) by replacing Paragraph 2(i). The revised paragraph sets wheat stock limits, applicable up to 31st March 2025, for all States and Union Territories as follows: Traders/Wholesalers -- 2000 MT; Retailers -- 10 MT per retail outlet; Big Chain Retailers -- 10 MT per outlet plus 10 MT multiplied by the total number of outlets at their depot; and Processors -- 60% of Monthly Installed Capacity (MIC) multiplied by the remaining months of FY 2024-25. Covered legal entities must declare their stock position on the portal https://evegoils.nic.in/wsp/login of the Department of Food and Public Distribution, and if holding stock above the prescribed limits, must bring it within the prescribed limits within 15 days of the notification's issue. The order was issued under File No. 3/1/2007 Py-III and signed by Anita Karn, Joint Secretary. The principal order (GSR 104(E), dated 15th February 2002) had been previously amended vide Order No. GSR 490(E) dated 16th June 2003, S.O. No. 1373(E) dated 29th August 2006, S.O. No. 297(E) dated 27th February 2007, S.O. No. 1488(E) dated 31st August 2007, S.O. 2566(E) dated 12th June 2023, S.O. 4074(E) dated 14th September 2023, S.O. 5292(E) dated 8th December 2023, S.O. 575(E) dated 8th February 2024, and S.O. 2428(E) dated 24th June 2024.

Full Text

5865 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3580] NEW DELHI, THURS DAY , SEPTEMBER 12, 2024/BHADRA 21, 1946 CG-DL-E-13092024-257131 CG-DL-E-13092024-257131 CG-DL-E-13092024-257131 MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIR, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department of Food and Publ ic Distribution ) ORDER New Delhi, the 9th September , 2024 S.O. 3915(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: Traders/Wholesaler: 2000 MT; Retailer: 10 MT for each Retail outlet. Big Chain Retailer: 10 MT for each outlet and (10* total number of outlets) MT at all their depot. Processors: 60% of Monthly Installed Capacity (MIC) multiplied by remaining months of FY 2024 -25. 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] ANITA KARN , 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 and S.O. No.2428 (E) dated 24.06.2024. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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