The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCAF&PD) on September 09, 2024, notified regarding the amendment in the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits, and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order, 2024.
The following has been stated namely: -
• Paragraph 2(i) shall be replaced as – “2(i) Wheat for a period up to 31st March 2025 with the following stock limits for all States and Union Territories:
o Traders/Wholesaler: 2000 MT;
o Retailer: 10 MT for each Retail outlet.
o Big Chain Retailer: 10 MT for each outlet and (10* total number of outlets) MT at all their depot.
o Processors: 60% of Monthly Installed Capacity (MIC) multiplied by the remaining months of FY 2024-25.
• Paragraph 3 shall be replaced as – “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 15 days of issue of this notification”
Kindly refer to the attached document for the above-referred amendment order.
[Notification no. - S.O. 3915(E)]
