**Executive Summary**
This document is an order from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution of India, amending the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016. The amendment, effective immediately, concerns stock limits for wheat. Legal entities must declare their stock position on the specified portal and reduce excess stock within 15 days of the notification date (May 27, 2025).
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment Title:** Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions of Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order, 2025.
* **Effective Date:** Immediate.
* **Wheat Stock Limits (until March 31, 2026):**
* Trader/Wholesaler: 3000 Metric Tons (MT)
* Retailer: 10 MT per retail outlet
* Big Chain Retailer: Up to 10 MT per retail outlet, not exceeding 10 times the total number of outlets.
* Processors: 70% of Monthly Installed Capacity (MIC) multiplied by remaining months of FY 2025-26
* **Stock Declaration:** Legal entities must declare their stock position on the portal (https://evegoils.nic.in/wsp/login migrated to https://foodstock.dfpd.gov.in).
* **Excess Stock:** If stocks exceed prescribed limits, they must be reduced to the prescribed limits within 15 days of the notification date.
* **Regular Updates:** Wheat stock must be regularly declared and updated on the portal.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Traders/Wholesalers**
* **Impact:** Subject to new stock limits for wheat (3000 MT).
* **Action Required:** Ensure wheat stock does not exceed 3000 MT, declare stock on the portal, and reduce excess stock within 15 days if applicable.
**Stakeholder: Retailers**
* **Impact:** Subject to new stock limits for wheat (10 MT per retail outlet).
* **Action Required:** Ensure wheat stock does not exceed 10 MT per retail outlet, declare stock on the portal, and reduce excess stock within 15 days if applicable.
**Stakeholder: Big Chain Retailers**
* **Impact:** Subject to new stock limits for wheat (Up to 10 MT per retail outlet not exceeding 10 times the number of outlets)
* **Action Required:** Ensure wheat stock does not exceed the limit, declare stock on the portal, and reduce excess stock within 15 days if applicable.
**Stakeholder: Wheat Processors**
* **Impact:** Subject to new stock limits for wheat (70% of MIC multiplied by remaining months of FY 2025-26).
* **Action Required:** Ensure wheat stock does not exceed the limit, declare stock on the portal, and reduce excess stock within 15 days if applicable.
**Stakeholder: Department of Food and Public Distribution**
* **Impact:** Responsible for monitoring compliance with the new stock limits.
* **Action Required:** Ensure the portal is functional and updated, and monitor stock declarations.
Key Entities Referenced
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: The act under which the order relating to licensing requirements and stock limits for specified foodstuffs is issued.
Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016: The main order being amended regarding regulations on licensing, stock limits, and movement of specified foodstuffs.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: The central ministry responsible for issuing the order concerning foodstuff regulations.
Maharashtra: The state government publishing the gazette containing the central order.
New Delhi: Location where the order was issued by the central government.