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REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON LICENSING, STOCK LIMITS AND MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS ON FOODGRAINS
A Central Order titled ‘Removal of (Licensing requirements, Stock limits and Movement restrictions) on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2002, has been issued by Government under the Essential Commodities Act, vide GSR 104 (E) dated 15.2.2002, with an amendment dated 16.6.2003, according to which amendment any dealer can freely buy, stock, sell, transport, distribute, dispose, acquire, use or consume any quantity of wheat, paddy/rice, coarsegrains, sugar, edible oilseeds and edible oils, pulses, gur, wheat products and hydrogenated vegetable oil or vanaspati and shall not require any license or permit therefor. Issue of any control order by the States under the delegated powers for regulating by licenses, permits or otherwise, the storage, transport, distribution, etc of the specified commodities would henceforth require the prior concurrence of the Central Government.
Issue of Levy Orders for Procurement of Levy Rice
Rice is procured for the Central Pool under statutory levy system. The State Governments/UT Administrations issue Levy Orders in exercise of the powers delegated to them under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The Levy Orders are issued by the State Government after obtaining the prior concurrence of Central Government. The percentage of Levy varies from State to State as given below. Taking into account the overall food situation, States/UTs. are sometimes advised either to increase or decrease the levy percentage.
ANNEXURE
| Sl.
No. |
Name of the
State/UTs |
Category |
Quantum of Levy |
| 1. |
2. |
3. |
4. |
| 1. |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
100%, levy rice till 30.6.2005, subject to overall delivery of 75%. |
| 2. |
ASSAM* |
MILLERS |
50% |
| 3. |
BIHAR
|
MILLERS/DEALERS |
40% or 2500 qtls. compound levy on millers.
25% or 500 qtls. compound levy on wholesalers. |
| 4. |
CHHATISGARH |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
50% Levy Order has not been formally concurred in by Central Government. |
| 5. |
DELHI * |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
75% |
| 6. |
GUJARAT * |
MILLERS |
10% |
| 7. |
HARYANA |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
75% |
| 8. |
HIMACHAL PRADESH |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
50% |
| 9. |
JAMMU & KASHMIR* |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
50% |
| 10. |
KARNATAKA * |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
33.33% |
| 11. |
MADHYA PRADESH |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
30% (Raw rice) |
| 12. |
MAHARASHTRA |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
30% |
| 13. |
NAGALAND |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
50% |
| 14. |
ORISSA |
MILLERS |
75% |
| 15. |
PUNJAB |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
100%, subject to the overall delivery of 75% levy, on the condition that deliveries in excess of 75% would be of parboiled rice. |
| 16. |
RAJASTHAN |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
50% |
| 17. |
TAMIL NADU * |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
50% |
| 18. |
UTTAR PRADESH |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
75% provided that the additional deliveries of levy rice beyond 60% would be in the form of common rice or parboiled rice (both common and Grade ‘A’). |
| 19. |
UTTARANCHAL |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
60% |
| 20. |
WEST BENGAL |
MILLERS |
Between 50% to 70% as considered necessary aster assessing the shortage of rice. |
| 21. |
CHANDIGARH |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
75% |
| 22. |
PONDICHERRY * |
MILLERS/DEALERS |
10% (20% transport levy) |
* - State Governments of Assam, Delhi Gujarat, J& K Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Pondicherry have issued Levy Control Orders, but these have not been operationalised so far during the current season.
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