Removal of Licensing Requirements Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs First Amendment Order 2024

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-21062024-254852 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2283] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2024/JYAISHTHA 31, 1946 MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department of Consumer Affairs) ORDER New Delhi, the 21st June, 2024 S.O. 2403(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 order further to amend the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 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 (First Amendment) Order, 2024. 2. It shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 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 Chana, including Kabuli Chana, for a period up to 30th September, 2024 with following stock limits for all States and Union Territories: • Wholesaler: 200 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 200 MT at depot for each of the pulse; • Miller: Last 3 months production or 25% of annual installed capacity, whichever is higher; • Importer: Not to hold imported stock beyond 45 days from the date of custom clearance. 3. Respective legal 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 by 12th July, 2024. 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] Dr. KAMKHENTHANG GUITE, Economic Adviser 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 October, 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), dated the 19th July, 2021, S.O. 2423(E), dated the 2nd June, 2023, S.O. 4221(E), dated the 25th September, 2023 and S.O. 4286(E), dated the 6th November, 2023 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.