The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCAFPD) on June 22, 2023, published the Removal Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits, and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order, 2023 to further amend the removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on specified foodstuffs order, 2016
This shall come into force on June 22, 2023
The following has been amended namely: -
• in clause 3 which states “Removal of licensing requirements, stock limits and movement restrictions on certain foodstuffs” in sub-clause (2), item (i) shall be inserted namely:-
(i) “Pulses namely tur and urad for a period up to 31st October 2023 with the following stock limits for all States and Union Territories:
• Wholesaler: 200 MT for each the pulse
• Retailer: 5 MT for each the pulse
• Big Chain retailers: 5 MT for each pulse at each retail outlet and 200 MT at the depot for each the pulse
• Millers: Stock limits will be the last 3 months’ production or 25% of annual installed capacity, whichever is higher.
• Importers: Importers are not to hold imported stock beyond 30 days from the date of customs clearance.”
• It states that the Respective legal entities, as above, shall declare the stocks position on the portal (fcainfoweb.nic.in/psp) of the Department of Consumer Affairs Government of India 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 the issue of this notification
• It shall be ensured that pulses stock is regularly declared and updated on the portal of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India.
[Notification No. Pra-04-aa-01/2021/2731]
