Chennai, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu government has notified stock restrictions and mandatory disclosure requirements for essential commodities, including pulses, urad dal, rice, paddy, and sugar, to curb hoarding, stabilise prices, and ensure adequate supplies at reasonable rates.
According to an official release, the orders were issued under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, with prior approval from the Union government. They were published in State Gazette notifications numbered 486 and 487 on Friday.
A Union government notification concerning sugar was republished in Gazette notification 490 the same day.
The measures are intended to regulate the prices of essential food items and ensure uninterrupted distribution of rice and other commodities through fair-price shops under the public distribution system.
The stock limits for pulses and urad dal will remain effective for three months from November 13, while those covering rice and paddy will continue until January 31, 2027.
Individuals and establishments must not hold quantities exceeding the prescribed ceilings. Traders and other entities holding excess stocks of pulses, urad dal, rice or paddy have been directed to bring their inventories within the permitted limits by November 16.
Under a Union government order dated November 6, traders, wholesalers, retailers, large retail chains, millers, and processors must declare their rice and paddy stocks on the Food Stock portal, foodstock.dfpd.gov.in.
These declarations must be updated every Friday.
The release also directs entities to disclose stocks of pulses, urad dal and sugar on fcainfoweb.nic.in and update the information in the same manner.
For sugar, the government said traders must not retain stocks for more than 15 days from the date of receipt. A monitoring committee comprising the District Supply Officer, Circle Supply Officer, and officials of the Civil Supplies Criminal Investigation Department has been constituted to check hoarding and black-market activities and oversee compliance.
The government clarified that the orders would not affect farmers’ ability to store or sell their own agricultural produce.
It appealed to traders, factory owners, farmers and the public to cooperate with the measures, saying their participation would help ensure sufficient availability of essential commodities at fair prices. Members of the public can report complaints or provide information through the toll-free helplines 1967 and 1800 425 5901, or contact the District Supply and Consumer Protection Officer concerned for further assistance.
Source: IANS
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