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Core Purpose

Amends order S.O. 2428(E) to revise stock limits for wheat applicable until March 31, 2025, for all states and union territories.

Detailed Summary

This notification amends a previous order S.O. 2428(E) dated 24th June 2024, issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, regarding wheat stock limits. It replaces paragraph 2(i) of the original order, setting revised stock limits for wheat applicable across all States and Union Territories until March 31, 2025. The stock limits are defined as follows: * Traders/Wholesalers: 250 MT * Retailers: 4 MT per retail outlet * Big Chain Retailers: 4 MT per outlet, with a maximum aggregate limit of 4 times the total number of their outlets and depots. * Processors: 50% of Monthly Installed Capacity multiplied by the number of remaining months until April 2025. Legal entities are mandated to declare their stock positions on the Department of Food and Public Distribution portal (https://evegoils.nic.in/wsp/login). Entities holding stocks exceeding the prescribed limits must reduce them to within the limits within 15 days of the notification's issuance.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20022025-261195 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 894] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2025/PHALGUNA 1, 1946 1310 GI/2025 MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department of Food and Public Distribution) ORDER New Delhi, the 20th February, 2025 S.O. 901(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: 250 MT; Retailer: 4 MT for each Retail outlet. Big Chain Retailer: 4 MT for each outlet subject to maximum quantity of (4 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, S.O. No.3915 (E) dated 09.09.2024 and S.O. 5343 (E) dated 11.12.2024. 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.

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