**Policy Summary**
This order, issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Food and Public Distribution, regulates sugar stock limits for sugar producers in India. Effective from September 8, 2016, and remaining in force until October 31, 2016, the order mandates that sugar producers cannot hold sugar stocks exceeding the following limits:
* September 2016: 37% of the total sugar available with them during the 2015-16 sugar season.
* October 2016: 24% of the total sugar available with them during the 2015-16 sugar season.
Total sugar availability for each producer is calculated by summing the opening stock on October 1, 2015, and the sugar production during the 2015-16 season, then subtracting sugar exports during the same period. The order also authorizes State Governments and Union Territory Administrations to enforce these regulations. The order is issued under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and the Sugar Control Order, 1966.
The issuing authority is Joint Secretary, Subhasish Panda. F. No. is 162016-SPI
Key Entities Referenced
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: A law that empowers the government to control the production, supply, and distribution of essential commodities.
Sugar Control Order, 1966: An order issued by the Central Government to regulate the production, distribution, and sale of sugar.
Central Government: The Union Government of India, responsible for issuing the order.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: The ministry responsible for consumer affairs, food, and public distribution in India.
Department of Food and Public Distribution: The department within the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution that deals with food and public distribution matters.
New Delhi: The location where the order was issued. New Delhi, Delhi
State Governments: The governments of the individual states within India.
Union territory Administrations: The administrations governing the Union Territories of India.
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उपभो(cid:6989)त ा मामल,े खा(cid:7378) और सावज(cid:6981) िनक िवतरण म(cid:7074)ं ालय
(खा(cid:7378) और सावज(cid:6981) िनक िवतरण िवभाग)
आदशे
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016)ल ी, 8 िसत(cid:7013)ब र, 2016
सा.का.िन. 871(अ) .—के(cid:7008)(cid:7076) ीय सरकार, चीनी (िनय(cid:7074)ं ण) आदशे , 1966 के ख(cid:7003)ड 5 के साथ प(cid:7407)ठत आव(cid:7019)य क व(cid:7021)त ु
अिधिनयम, 1955 (1955 का 10) क(cid:7409) धारा 3 (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7004)त शि(cid:6989)त य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करत े(cid:7263)ए यह िनदशे दते ी ह ै(cid:7408)क चीनी का कोई
भी उ(cid:7004) पादक महीने के अंत तक िन(cid:7013) निलिखत मा(cid:7074)ा से अिधक चीनी का कोई भी (cid:7021)ट ाक नह(cid:7277) रखेगा :-
(क) िसत(cid:7013)ब र, 2016 : 2015-16 चीनी मौसम के दौरान उनके पास उपल(cid:7011)ध कुल
चीनी का 37%
(ख) अ(cid:6989) तूबर, 2016 : 2015-16 चीनी मौसम के दौरान उनके पास उपल(cid:7011)ध कुल
चीनी का 24%
2. (cid:7018) यि(cid:7020) ट उ(cid:7004) पादक के पास चीनी उपल(cid:7011) धता क(cid:7409) गणना िन(cid:7013)न िलिखत (cid:7272)प से क(cid:7409) जाएगी:-
“अ(cid:6989) तूबर, 2015 को चीनी का आ(cid:7408)दशेष (cid:7021)ट ाक +2015-16 चीनी मौसम के दौरान चीनी का उ(cid:7004)प ादन – 2015-16
चीनी मौसम के दौरान चीनी का िनया(cid:6981)त’’।
3. इसके अित(cid:7407)र(cid:6989) त, के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार, चीनी (िनयं(cid:7074)ण) आदशे , 1966 के ख(cid:7003)ड 15 (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7004)त शि(cid:6989)त य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करत े
(cid:7263)ए भी रा(cid:6996) य सरकार(cid:7298) अथवा संघ रा(cid:6996)य (cid:6979)े(cid:7074) के (cid:7079)शासन(cid:7298) को इस आदशे को लागू करन ेके िलए (cid:7079)ािधकृत करती ह।ै
4. यह आदशे राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)काशन क(cid:7409) तारीख स े(cid:7079)विृ तत होगा और उ(cid:6989)त आदशे 31 अ(cid:6989)त बू र, 2016 तक (cid:7079)व(cid:7004)ृ त रहगे ा।
[फा. सं. 1(6)/2016’एसपी-I]
सभु ाशीष पांडा, संयु(cid:6989)त सिचव
4361 GI/2016 (1)(cid:32)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Food and Public Distribution)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 8th September, 2016
G.S.R. 871(E) .—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act,
1955 (10 of 1955) read with the clause 5 of the Sugar (Control) Order, 1966, the Central Government hereby
directs that no producer of sugar shall hold any stock of sugar in excess of the quantities at the end of the
month mentioned below:—
(a) September, 2016 : 37% of the total sugar available with them during 2015-16 sugar season.
(b) October, 2016 : 24% of the total sugar available with them during 2015-16 sugar season.
2. Total availability of sugar of individual producer shall be calculated as under:
“Opening stock of sugar as on 1st October, 2015 + Production of sugar during 2015-16 sugar season –
Export of sugar during 2015-16 sugar season”.
3. Further, in exercise of powers conferred by clause 15 of the Sugar (Control) Order, 1966 the Central
Government also hereby authorizes the State Governments or Union territory Administrations to enforce this
order.
4. This order shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette and the said order
shall remain in force till the 31st October, 2016.
[F. No. 1(6)/2016-SP-I]
SUBHASISH PANDA, Jt. Secy.
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