Millets Grading and Marking Rules 2024

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-HR-E-06022024-251832 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 91] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024/MAGHA 16, 1945 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the, 5th February, 2024 G.S.R. 100(E).—The following draft of the Millets Grading and Marking Rules, 2024 which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 (1 of 1937) and in supersession of the Bhagar Grading and Marking Rules, 2018 and Schedules II, III, IV and VII of the Cereals Grading and Marking Rules, 2001 except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, is hereby published as required by the said section for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of forty-five days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette of India containing this notification are made available to the public. Objections or suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules before the expiry of the above said period shall be taken into consideration by the Central Government. Objections or suggestions, if any, in respect of the said draft rules may be forwarded to the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India, Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, Head Office, CGO Complex, NH - IV, Faridabad (Haryana) 121001. DRAFT RULES 1. Short title, application and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Millets Grading and Marking Rules, 2024. (2) They shall apply to the following whole or dehulled millets intended for direct human consumption: (i) Sorghum (Jowar) Sorghum bicolor; (ii) Pearl millet (Bajra) Pennisetum glaucum, Pennisetum americanum, Pennisetum typhoideum, (iii) Finger millet (Ragi) Eleusine coracana; (iv) Foxtail millet (Kangni) Setaria italica; (v) Kodo millet (Kodo) Paspalum scrobiculatum; (vi) Little millet (Kutki) Panicum sumatrense; (vii) Browntop millet (Korale) Urochloa ramosa; (viii) Barnyard millet (Samak ke chawal) Echinochloa crus-galli, Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa frumentacea; (ix) Proso millet (Cheena) Panicum miliaceum; (x) Amaranthus seed (Ramdana or Rajgira) Amaranthus caudatus, Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hypochondriacus and (xi) Buckwheat (Kuttu) Fagopyrum esculentum (3) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette of India. 2. Definitions. -(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Act" means the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 (1 of 1937); (b) "Agricultural Marketing Adviser" means the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India; (c) "authorised packer" means a person or a body of persons who has been granted a certificate of authorisation to grade and mark millets in accordance with the grade standards and procedure provided under these rules and the General Grading and Marking Rules, 1988; (d) "certificate of authorisation" means a certificate issued under the provisions of the General Grading and Marking Rules, 1988 authorising a person or a body of persons to grade and mark millets with the grade designation mark; (e) "General Grading and Marking Rules" means the General Grading and Marking Rules, 1988, made under section 3 of the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 (1 of 1937); (f) "grade designation mark" means "AGMARK Insignia" referred to in rule 3; (g) "Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules" means the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, made under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010); and (h) "Schedules" means the schedules appended to these rules. (2) The words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 or the General Grading and Marking Rules, 1988, shall have the same meaning as are assigned to them under the said Act or the rules. 3. Grade designation mark. - The grade designation mark shall be consisting of the design of "AGMARK Insignia", as set out in Schedule-I, incorporating the certificate of authorisation number, the word “AGMARK", the name of commodity and its grade. 4. Grade designations. - The grade designations to indicate the quality of millets including the criteria for grade designation shall be as set out in Schedule-II to XII. 5. Quality. -For the purpose of these rules, the quality of millets shall be as provided in Schedule-II to XII. 6. Method of packing. - (1) Millets shall be packed in suitable packaging material in accordance with the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018 and Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. (2) The graded material of small pack sizes of the same lot or batch and grade may be packed in a master container with complete details thereon along with the grade designation mark. (3) Each package shall contain millets of the same type and of the same grade designation. (4) Each package shall be properly and securely closed and sealed so as to disallow spilling and marked with replica numbers issued by the competent authority. 7. Method of marking.- (1) The grade designation mark shall be securely affixed to or printed on each package in the manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser or an officer authorised by him under rule 11 of the General Grading and Marking Rules. Millets shall be marked suitably on packaging in accordance with the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards (Labeling and Display) Regulations, 2020. (2) In addition to the grade designation mark, following particulars shall be clearly and indelibly marked on each package, namely:- (a) name of the commodity; (b) grade; (c) variety or trade name(optional); (d) lot or batch number; (e) date of packaging; (f) nutritional information; (g) crop year (optional); (h) net weight; (i) name and address of the authorised packer; (j) maximum retail price (inclusive of all taxes); (k) BEST BEFORE __________ MONTH __________ YEAR; (l) Storage condition, if any; and (m) any other particulars as provided under the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 or specified under the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018 and the Food Safety and Standards (Labeling and Display) Regulations, 2020 or any notification issued under any other law for the time being in force or any instructions issued under the provisions of the Act, provided that right quality of ink is used for marking on packages. (3) The authorised packer may after obtaining prior approval of the Agricultural Marketing Adviser or an officer authorised by him under rule 11 of the General Grading and Marking Rules, mark his private trade mark or trade brand on the graded packages provided the same do not indicate quality other than that indicated by the grade designation mark affixed to the graded packages in accordance with these rules. 8. The special conditions for grant of certificate of authorisation– In addition to the conditions specified in sub-rule (8) of rule 3 of the General Grading and Marking Rules, every authorised packer shall comply the conditions specified under these rules. (1) The authorised packer shall either set up his own laboratory as per norms issued under rule 8 of the General Grading and Marking Rules, or have access to an approved State grading laboratory or cooperative or association laboratory or a private commercial laboratory manned by a qualified chemist approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser or an officer authorized by him under rule 9 of the General Grading and Marking Rules, for testing the quality of millets. (2) The premises of the authorised packer shall be maintained in hygienic and sanitary conditions with proper ventilation and well lighted arrangement and the personnel engaged in these operations shall be in sound health and free from any infectious, contagious or communicable diseases. (3) The premises of the authorised packer shall have adequate storage facilities with pucca floor and free from dampness, any kind of cracks and crevices, rodent and insect infestation. (4) The authorised packer and the approved chemist shall observe all instructions regarding testing, grading, packing, marking, sealing and maintenance of records which may be issued by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser or an officer authorised by him in this behalf in accordance with the General Grading and Marking Rules, from time to time. 9. Other requirements: (1) For domestic trade, it shall comply with the restrictions in regard to residual levels of metal contaminants, pesticides residues, microbial requirements, crop contaminants, naturally occurring toxic substances and other food safety requirements as specified under the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 and other regulations made for domestic trade under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006). (2) For export trade, it shall comply with the residual limits of heavy metals, pesticides and other food safety requirements as laid down by the Codex Alimentarius Commission or importing countries requirement for exports. (3) (i) The condition of the millets shall be so as to enable it to - (a) withstand transport and handling; and (b) arrive in satisfactory condition at the place of destination. (ii) Millets shall be stored in a dry and hygienic place at normal room temperature. SCHEDULE-I (See rule 3) (Design of AGMARK Insignia) CA No. AGMARK GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Name of the Commodity------------------------------------------ Grade---------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE-II (See rules 4 and 5) Grade designation and quality of Sorghum 1. Sorghum is the dried mature grain obtained from the plant Sorghum bicolor. 2. Minimum requirements: Sorghum shall- (a) be dry, clean, wholesome and of uniform size, shape and colour; (b) be free from any abnormal taste, flavour and odour; (c) be free from poisonous, toxic or obnoxious seeds; (d) be free from added coloring matter, rodent hair and excreta, filth, moulds, live and dead insects, insect fragments and fungus. 3. Criteria for grade designation and quality of Sorghum: Table +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+ | Grade | Moisture| Organic | Inorganic | Other | Grains | Grains | Immature | Weevilled | Uric | Total | | designation| | extraneous | extraneous | edible | with | with | and | grains (% | acid | aflatoxin | | | | matter | matter | grains | serious | slight | shrivelled| by count) | (mg/kg) | (µg/kg) | | | | | | | defects | defects | grains | max. | max. | max. | +============+=========+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+===========+============+============+============+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+ | Special | 12.0 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 100 | 15 | | Standard | 13.0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 100 | 15 | | General | 13.0 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 100 | 15 | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+ Note: In extraneous matter, the impurities of animal origin shall not be more than 0.10% by weight. SCHEDULE-III (See rules 4 and 5) Grade designation and quality of Pearl millet 1. Pearl millet is the dried mature grain obtained from the plants Pennisetum glaucum, Pennisetum americanum, Pennisetum typhoideum. 2. Minimum requirements: Pearl millet shall- (a) be dry, clean, wholesome and of uniform size, shape and colour; (b) be free from any abnormal taste, flavour and odour; (c) be free from poisonous, toxic or obnoxious seeds; (d) be free from added coloring matter, rodent hair and excreta, filth, moulds, live and dead insects, insect fragments and fungus. 3. Criteria for grade designation and quality of Pearl millet: Table +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+ | Grade | Moisture| Organic | Inorganic | Other | Grains | Grains | Immature | Weevilled | Uric | Total | | designation| | extraneous | extraneous | edible | with | with | and | grains (% | acid | aflatoxin | | | | matter | matter | grains | serious | slight | shrivelled| by count) | (mg/kg) | (µg/kg) | | | | | | | defects | defects | grains | max. | max. | max. | +============+=========+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+===========+============+============+============+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+ | Special | 12.0 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 100 | 15 | | Standard | 13.0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 100 | 15 | | General | 13.0 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 100 | 15 | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+ Note: In extraneous matter, the impurities of animal origin shall not be more than 0.10% by weight. SCHEDULE-IV (See rules 4 and 5) Grade designation and quality of Finger millet 1. Finger millet is the dried mature grain obtained from the plant Eleusine coracana. 2. Minimum requirements: Finger millet shall- (a) be dry, clean, wholesome and of uniform size, shape and colour; (b) be free from any abnormal taste, flavour and odour; (c) be free from poisonous, toxic or obnoxious seeds; (d) be free from added coloring matter, rodent hair and excreta, filth, moulds, live and dead insects, insect fragments and fungus. 3. Criteria for grade designation and quality of Finger millet: Table +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+ | Grade | Moisture| Organic | Inorganic | Other | Grains | Grains | Immature | Weevilled | Uric | Total | | designation| | extraneous | extraneous | edible | with | with | and | grains (% | acid | aflatoxin | | | | matter | matter | grains | serious | slight | shrivelled| by count) | (mg/kg) | (µg/kg) | | | | | | | defects | defects | grains | max. | max. | max. | +============+=========+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+===========+============+============+============+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+ | Special | 12.0 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 100 | 15 | | Standard | 13.0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 100 | 15 | | General | 13.0 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 100 | 15 | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+ Note: In extraneous matter, the impurities of animal origin shall not be more than 0.10% by weight. SCHEDULE-V (See rules 4 and 5) Grade designation and quality of Foxtail millet 1. Foxtail millet is the dried mature grain obtained from the plant Setaria italica. 2. Minimum requirements: Foxtail millet shall- (a) be dry, clean, wholesome and of uniform size, shape and colour; (b) be free from any abnormal taste, flavour and odour; (c) be free from poisonous, toxic or obnoxious seeds; (d) be free from added coloring matter, rodent hair and excreta, filth, moulds, live and dead insects, insect fragments and fungus. 3. Criteria for grade designation and quality of Foxtail millet: Table +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Grade | Moisture| Organic | Inorganic | Other | Grains | Grains | Immature | Grains | Weevilled | Uric | Total | | designation| | extraneous | extraneous | edible | with | with | and | with | grains (% | acid | aflatoxin | | | | matter | matter | grains | serious | slight | shrivelled| husk | by count) | (mg/kg) | (µg/kg) | | | | | | | defects | defects | grains | | max | max. | max | +============+=========+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+===========+============+============+============+===========+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Special | 12.0 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1.0 | 100 | 15 | | Standard | 13.0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 2.0 | 100 | 15 | | General | 13.0 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 100 | 15 | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ Note: (i) In extraneous matter, the impurities of animal origin shall not be more than 0.10% by weight. (ii) The parameter grains with husk is to be considered for dehulled millet only. SCHEDULE-VI (See rules 4 and 5) Grade designation and quality of Kodo millet 1. Kodo millet is the dried mature grain obtained from the plant Paspalum scrobiculatum. 2. Minimum requirements: Kodo millet shall- (a) be dry, clean, wholesome and of uniform size, shape and colour; (b) be free from any abnormal taste, flavour and odour; (c) be free from poisonous, toxic or obnoxious seeds; (d) be free from added coloring matter, rodent hair and excreta, filth, moulds, live and dead insects, insect fragments and fungus. 3. Criteria for grade designation and quality of Kodo millet: Table +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Grade | Moisture| Organic | Inorganic | Other | Grains | Grains | Immature | Grains | Weevilled | Uric | Total | | designation| | extraneous | extraneous | edible | with | with | and | with | grains (% | acid | aflatoxin | | | | matter | matter | grains | serious | slight | shrivelled| husk | by count) | (mg/kg) | (µg/kg) | | | | | | | defects | defects | grains | | max | max. | max. | +============+=========+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+===========+============+============+============+===========+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Special | 12.0 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1.0 | 100 | 15 | | Standard | 13.0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 2.0 | 100 | 15 | | General | 13.0 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 100 | 15 | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ Note: (i) In extraneous matter, the impurities of animal origin shall not be more than 0.10% by weight. (ii) The parameter grains with husk is to be considered for dehulled millet only. SCHEDULE-VII (See rules 4 and 5) Grade designation and quality of Little millet 1. Little millet is the dried mature grain obtained from the plant Panicum sumatrense. 2. Minimum requirements: Little millet shall- (a) be dry, clean, wholesome and of uniform size, shape and colour; (b) be free from any abnormal taste, flavour and odour; (c) be free from poisonous, toxic or obnoxious seeds; (d) be free from added coloring matter, rodent hair and excreta, filth, moulds, live and dead insects, insect fragments and fungus. 3. Criteria for grade designation and quality of Little millet: Table +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Grade | Moisture| Organic | Inorganic | Other | Grains | Grains | Immature | Grains | Weevilled | Uric | Total | | designation| | extraneous | extraneous | edible | with | with | and | with | grains (% | acid | aflatoxin | | | | matter | matter | grains | serious | slight | shrivelled| husk | by count) | (mg/kg) | (µg/kg) | | | | | | | defects | defects | grains | | max | max. | max. | +============+=========+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+===========+============+============+============+===========+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Special | 12.0 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1.0 | 100 | 15 | | Standard | 13.0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 2.0 | 100 | 15 | | General | 13.0 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 100 | 15 | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ Note: (i) In extraneous matter, the impurities of animal origin shall not be more than 0.10% by weight. (ii) The parameter grains with husk is to be considered for dehulled millet only. SCHEDULE-VIII (See rules 4 and 5) Grade designation and quality of Browntop millet 1. Browntop millet is the dried mature grain obtained from the plant Urochloa ramosa. 2. Minimum requirements: Browntop millet shall- (a) be dry, clean, wholesome and of uniform size, shape and colour; (b) be free from any abnormal taste, flavour and odour; (c) be free from poisonous, toxic or obnoxious seeds; (d) be free from added coloring matter, rodent hair and excreta, filth, moulds, live and dead insects, insect fragments and fungus. 3. Criteria for grade designation and quality of Browntop millet: Table +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Grade | Moisture| Organic | Inorganic | Other | Grains | Grains | Immature | Grains | Weevilled | Uric | Total | | designation| | extraneous | extraneous | edible | with | with | and | with | grains (% | acid | aflatoxin | | | | matter | matter | grains | serious | slight | shrivelled| husk | by count) | (mg/kg) | (µg/kg) | | | | | | | defects | defects | grains | | max | max. | max. | +============+=========+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+===========+============+============+============+===========+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Special | 12.0 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1.0 | 100 | 15 | | Standard | 13.0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 2.0 | 100 | 15 | | General | 13.0 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 100 | 15 | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ Note: (i) In extraneous matter, the impurities of animal origin shall not be more than 0.10% by weight. (ii) The parameter grains with husk is to be considered for dehulled millet only. SCHEDULE-IX (See rules 4 and 5) Grade designation and quality of Barnyard millet 1. Barnyard millet is the dried mature grain obtained from the plants Echinochloa crus-galli, Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa frumentacea. 2. Minimum requirements: Barnyard millet shall- (a) be dry, clean, wholesome and of uniform size, shape and colour; (b) be free from any abnormal taste, flavour and odour; (c) be free from poisonous, toxic or obnoxious seeds; (d) be free from added coloring matter, rodent hair and excreta, filth, moulds, live and dead insects, insect fragments and fungus. 3. Criteria for grade designation and quality of Barnyard millet Table +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Grade | Moisture| Organic | Inorganic | Other | Grains | Grains | Immature | Grains | Weevilled | Uric | Total | | designation| | extraneous | extraneous | edible | with | with | and | with | grains (% | acid | aflatoxin | | | | matter | matter | grains | serious | slight | shrivelled| husk | by count) | (mg/kg) | (µg/kg) | | | | | | | defects | defects | grains | | max | max. | max. | +============+=========+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+===========+============+============+============+===========+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Special | 12.0 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1.0 | 100 | 15 | | Standard | 13.0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 2.0 | 100 | 15 | | General | 13.0 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 100 | 15 | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ Note: (i) In extraneous matter, the impurities of animal origin shall not be more than 0.10% by weight. (ii) The parameter grains with husk is to be considered for dehulled millet only. SCHEDULE-X (See rules 4 and 5) Grade designation and quality of Proso millet 1. Proso millet is the dried mature grain obtained from the plant Panicum miliaceum. 2. Minimum requirements: Proso millet shall- (a) be dry, clean, wholesome and of uniform size, shape and colour; (b) be free from any abnormal taste, flavour and odour; (c) be free from poisonous, toxic or obnoxious seeds; (d) be free from added coloring matter, rodent hair and excreta, filth, moulds, live and dead insects, insect fragments and fungus. 3. Criteria for grade designation and quality of Proso millet Table +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Grade | Moisture| Organic | Inorganic | Other | Grains | Grains | Immature | Grains | Weevilled | Uric | Total | | designation| | extraneous | extraneous | edible | with | with | and | with | grains (% | acid | aflatoxin | | | | matter | matter | grains | serious | slight | shrivelled| husk | by count) | (mg/kg) | (µg/kg) | | | | | | | defects | defects | grains | | max | max. | max. | +============+=========+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+===========+============+============+============+===========+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Special | 12.0 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1.0 | 100 | 15 | | Standard | 13.0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 2.0 | 100 | 15 | | General | 13.0 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 100 | 15 | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ Note: (i) In extraneous matter, the impurities of animal origin shall not be more than 0.10% by weight. (ii) The parameter grains with husk is to be considered for dehulled millet only. SCHEDULE-XI (See rules 4 and 5) Grade designation and quality of Amaranthus seed 1. Amaranthus seed is the dried mature grain obtained from the plants Amaranthus caudatus, Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hypochondriacus. 2. Minimum requirements: Amaranthus seed shall- (a) be dry, clean, wholesome and of uniform size, shape and colour; (b) be free from any abnormal taste, flavour and odour; (c) be free from poisonous, toxic or obnoxious seeds; (d) be free from added coloring matter, rodent hair and excreta, filth, moulds, live and dead insects, insect fragments and fungus. 3. Criteria for grade designation and quality of Amaranthus seed Table +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Grade | Moisture| Organic | Inorganic | Other | Grains | Grains | Immature | Grains | Weevilled | Uric | Total | | designation| | extraneous | extraneous | edible | with | with | and | with | grains (% | acid | aflatoxin | | | | matter | matter | grains | serious | slight | shrivelled| husk | by count) | (mg/k) | (µg/kg) | | | | | | | defects | defects | grains | | max | max. | max. | +============+=========+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+===========+============+============+============+===========+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Special | 12.0 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1.0 | 100 | 15 | | Standard | 13.0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 2.0 | 100 | 15 | | General | 13.0 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 100 | 15 | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ Note: (i) In extraneous matter, the impurities of animal origin shall not be more than 0.10% by weight. (ii) The parameter grains with husk is to be considered for dehulled millet only. SCHEDULE-XII (See rules 4 and 5) Grade designation and quality of Buckwheat 1. Buckwheat is the dried mature grain obtained from the plant Fagopyrum esculentum. 2. Minimum requirements: Buckwheat shall- (a) be dry, clean, wholesome and of uniform size, shape and colour; (b) be free from any abnormal taste, flavour and odour; (c) be free from poisonous, toxic or obnoxious seeds; (d) be free from added coloring matter, rodent hair and excreta, filth, moulds, live and dead insects, insect fragments and fungus. 3. Criteria for grade designation and quality of Buckwheat Table +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Grade | Moisture| Organic | Inorganic | Other | Grains | Grains | Immature | Grains | Weevilled | Uric | Total | | designation| | extraneous | extraneous | edible | with | with | and | with | grains (% | acid | aflatoxin | | | | matter | matter | grains | serious | slight | shrivelled| husk | by count) | (mg/kg) | (µg/kg) | | | | | | | defects | defects | grains | | max | max. | max. | +============+=========+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+===========+============+============+============+===========+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ | Special | 12.0 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1.0 | 100 | 15 | | Standard | 13.0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 2.0 | 100 | 15 | | General | 13.0 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 100 | 15 | +------------+---------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+-----------+ Note: (i) In extraneous matter, the impurities of animal origin shall not be more than 0.10% by weight. (ii) The parameter grains with husk is to be considered for dehulled millet only. Definitions: (i) Extraneous matter includes inorganic and organic matter. The inorganic matter shall include sand, gravel, dirt, pebbles, stones, glass and metallic pieces, lumps of earth, clay and mud. Organic matter shall include husk, chaff, straw, weed seeds, fragments of bran and other inedible grains. (ii) Other edible grains are any edible grains other than the one under consideration. (iii) Grains with serious defects are grains in which the cotyledon has been affected or attacked by pests; grains with very slight traces of mould or decay. (iv) Grains with slight defects are grains with extensive seed coat staining, without the cotyledon being affected; grains in which the seed coat is wrinkled, with pronounced folding or broken grains. (v) Immature and shrivelled grains are kernels or pieces of grain kernels that are not fully developed. (vi) Grains with husk are kernels or pieces of kernels carrying husk on one sixteenth or larger portion. (vii) Weevilled grains are grain kernels that are partially or wholly bored by insects injurious to grain but do not include germ-eaten grains and egg-spotted grains. (viii) Poisonous, toxic and/or obnoxious seeds means any seed which may have damaging or dangerous effect on health, organoleptic properties or technological performance such as dhatura (D. fastuosa linn. and D. stramonium linn.), corncockle (Agrostemma githago L.), Akra (Vicia species). Note: The Schedules II, III, IV and VII of the Cereals Grading and Marking Rules, 2001 have been amended and now incorporated as Schedule II, III and IV under these rules. [F. No. Q-11047/06/Millets/2023-Std.] FAIZ AHMED KIDWAI, Addl. Secy. (Marketing)