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Order by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution amending the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016 to impose stock limits on tur and urad pulses.

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The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs, in exercise of powers under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), issued S.O. 4221(E) dated 25th September 2023, titled the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Second Amendment) Order, 2023, effective immediately, inserting item (i) in sub-clause (2) of clause 3 of the principal 2016 Order (G.S.R. 929(E) dated 29th September 2016, as amended by a series of notifications through S.O. 2423(E) dated 2nd June 2023) to impose stock limits on tur and urad pulses up to 31st December 2023: 50 MT per pulse for wholesalers, 5 MT per pulse for retailers, 5 MT per outlet and 50 MT per depot for big chain retailers, the higher of last one month's production or 10% of annual installed capacity for millers, and a bar on importers holding imported stock beyond 30 days from customs clearance; affected entities must declare stock positions on the Department's portal (fcainfoweb.nic.in/psp) and bring holdings within limits within 30 days; the order is issued under F.No. S-10/3/2019-ECR&E and signed by Anupam Mishra, Joint Secretary.

Full Text

6097 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4053] NEW DELHI, MON DAY , SEPTEMBER 2 5, 2023/ ASVINA 3, 1945 CG-DL-E-25092023-248981 MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS) ORDER New Delhi, the 25th September, 2023 S.O. 4221 (E).—In exercise of the powe rs 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 Or der, 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 (Second Amendment) Order, 2023. 2. It shall come into force with immediate eff ect. 2. In the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016, in clause 3, in sub -clause (2), item (i) shall be inserted namely: - “(i) Pulses namely tur and urad for a period up to 31s t December, 2023 with following stock limits for all States and Union Territories: • Wholesaler: 50 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 50 MT at depot for e ach of the pulse; • Millers: Stock limits will be last 1 month production or 10% of annual installed capacity, whichever is higher; • Importers: Importers not to hold imported stock beyond 30 days from the date of custom clearance.” 3. Respective lega l entities,as above, shall declare the stocks position on the portal (fcainfoweb.nic.in/psp) of Department of Consumer 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 regularly 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 Oct ober, 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 16th 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), d ated the 19th July, 2021 and S.O. 2423(E), dated the 2nd June, 2023. 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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