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Central Government relaxes restrictions under Tobacco Board Act and authorizes Tobacco Board to facilitate sale of specific tobacco types in Karnataka for the 2024-25 crop season.

Detailed Summary

The Central Government, exercising powers under the Tobacco Board Act, 1975, issues notifications concerning tobacco trade in Karnataka for the crop season 2024-2025. S.O. 858(E) relaxes restrictions to allow the sale of excess flue cured virginia tobacco from registered growers and flue cured virginia tobacco from unregistered growers at Tobacco Board authorized auction platforms in Karnataka. S.O. 859(E) further authorizes the Tobacco Board to permit registered traders and dealers to purchase these tobaccos at auction platforms in Karnataka during the same crop season. This purchase is subject to the payment of normal applicable service charges as per the Act.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-17022025-261108 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 854] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2025/MAGHA 28, 1946 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th February, 2025 S.O. 858(E).—WHEREAS the Central Government is satisfied that circumstances have arisen rendering it necessary in the public interest, to relax the restrictions imposed by the Tobacco Board Act, 1975 (4 of 1975); AND WHEREAS the Central Government considers it necessary in the public interest to dispose of the excess flue cured virginia tobacco of registered growers and flue cured virginia tobacco of unregistered growers at the authorised auction platforms of the Tobacco Board in the State of Karnataka; NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 30 of the Tobacco Board Act, 1975, the Central Government in the public interest hereby relaxes the operation of the provisions of sub- section (1) of section 10 read with sub-section (1) of section 14A of the said Act in the State of Karnataka for the auctions during the crop season 2024-2025, and permits the sale of excess flue cured virginia tobacco crop of the registered growers and unauthorised flue cured virginia tobacco crop of the unregistered growers at the auction platforms authorised by the Tobacco Board. [F. No. 5/3/2019-EP(Agri-VI)/Pt.] RAJESH AGRAWAL, Addl. Secy. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th February, 2025 S.O. 859(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by section 20A of the Tobacco Board Act, 1975 (4 of 1975), the Central Government hereby authorises the Tobacco Board to allow the registered traders and dealers of the Tobacco Board to purchase at their auction platforms in the State of Karnataka for the auctions during crop season 2024-2025, the excess flue cured virginia tobacco produced by the registered growers and the unauthorised flue cured virginia tobacco produced by unregistered growers in the State of Karnataka on the payment of normal applicable service charges under the said Act. [F. No. 5/3/2019-EP(Agri-VI)/Pt.] RAJESH AGRAWAL, Addl. Secy.

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