The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on February 08, 2024, issued an amendment in the notification related to the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
Hereby makes the following amendment in the order of the Government of India in the Department of Food and Public Distribution published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part(II) Section-3, Sub Section(ii) vide number S.O. 2566(E) dated June 12, 2023.
In the said Order, Paragraph 2(i) shall be replaced as under:
2(i) Wheat for a period up to 31st March 2024 with the following stock limits for all States and Union Territories:
• Traders/Wholesalers: 500 MT
• Retailers: 5 MT for each Retail outlet.
• Big Chain Retailers: 5 MT for each outlet and 500 MT at all their depot
• Processors: 60% of monthly installed capacity multiplied by remaining months till April 2024.
[Notification No. S.O. 575(E)]
