**Executive Summary**
This document is a republication of an order from the Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, imposing stock holding limits on sugar producers in Tamil Nadu. It specifies the maximum percentage of sugar producers can hold at the end of September and October 2017. The order is effective from the date of its publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Order Details:**
* The order is issued under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, read with clause 5 of the Sugar (Control) Order, 1966.
* **Stock Holding Limits:**
* September 2017: Sugar producers cannot hold more than 21% of the total sugar available with them during the 2016-17 sugar season.
* October 2017: Sugar producers cannot hold more than 8% of the total sugar available with them during the 2016-17 sugar season.
* **Sugar Availability Calculation:**
* Total sugar availability for each producer is calculated as: Opening stock as of October 1, 2016 + sugar produced during the 2016-17 season - sugar exported during the 2016-17 season + sugar imported during the 2016-17 season.
* **Enforcement:**
* State Governments and Union territory administrations are authorised to enforce this order.
* **Effective Date:**
* The order is effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Sugar Producers in Tamil Nadu
**Impact:** Affected by the restriction on the amount of sugar they are allowed to hold.
**Action Required:** Ensure sugar stock levels do not exceed the specified percentages for September and October 2017.
**Stakeholder:** State Government and Union Territory Administrations
**Impact:** Given responsibility for enforcing the order.
**Action Required:** Implement and oversee compliance with the sugar stock holding limits.
Key Entities Referenced
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: Act authorizing the Central Government to control the production, supply, and distribution of essential commodities.
Sugar (Control) Order, 1966: Order empowering the Central Government to regulate the production and distribution of sugar.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: Indian government ministry with oversight of consumer affairs, food and public distribution.
Imposing of Stock Holding Limits on Producers of Sugar: Order that sets limits on the amount of sugar that producers can hold in stock.
Tamil Nadu: Location in which the stock holding limits are being published.