Wheat Stock Limit Prescribed for next 10 months till 31 March 2024

·         Traders/Wholesaler: 3000 MT;

·         Retailer: 10 MT for each Retail outlet.

·         Big Chain Retailer: 10 MT for each outlet and 3000 MT at all their depot.

·         Processors: 75% of annual installed capacity

[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Order dated 12th June 2023]

S.O. 2566(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 (Amendment) Order, 2023

(2) It shall come into force with immediate effect.

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) Wheat for a period up to 31st March 2024 with following stock limits for all States and Union Territories:

·         Traders/Wholesaler: 3000 MT;

·         Retailer: 10 MT for each Retail outlet.

·         Big Chain Retailer: 10 MT for each outlet and 3000 MT at all their depot.

·         Processors: 75% of annual installed capacity or quantity equivalent to monthly installed capacity multiplied by remaining months of 2023-24, whichever is less.

3. 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 30 days of issue of this notification.

4. It shall be ensured that Wheat stock is regularly declared and updated on the portal of this Department i.e. (https://evegoils.nic.in/wsp/login).

[F. No. 3/1/2007 Py-III]