This notification, titled the Essential Commodities Order, 2020, was issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs, and published in the Gazette of India on March 13, 2020, as S.O. 1087(E). Effective from the date of publication, the order, enacted under subsection 2 of section 2A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), regulates the production, quality, distribution, and logistics of masks (specifically 2-ply, 3-ply surgical masks, and N95 masks) and hand sanitizers for COVID-19 management. The order amends the Schedule of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, by adding "masks (2-ply, 3-ply surgical masks, and N95 masks) and hand sanitizers" after serial No. 7 as item No. 8. The notification was set to remain in force until June 30, 2020. The issuing authority is A. K. Choudhary, Economic Adviser, F. No. 2612020-ECR-E.
Key Entities Referenced
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: A law that empowers the government to control the production, supply, and distribution of essential commodities in India.
Essential Commodities Order, 2020: An order issued by the Central Government under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, to regulate the production, quality, distribution, and logistics of masks and hand sanitizers.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: The government ministry responsible for consumer affairs, food, and public distribution in India.
Department of Consumer Affairs: A department within the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
masks 2ply 3ply surgical masks, N95 masks hand sanitizers: The essential commodities regulated by the order, specifically types of masks and hand sanitizers.
COVID 19: The reason for the regulation of masks and sanitizers
A. K. CHOUDHARY: The Economic Adviser who issued the notification.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 980] नइ ददल्ली, िक्रु र्ार, माच व13, 2020/फाल्ग नु 23, 1941
No. 980] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020/PHALGUNA 23, 1941
ईपभोक्त ा मामल,े खाद्य और सार्िव जनक जर्तरण मत्रं ालय
(ईपभोक्त ा मामल ेजर्भाग)
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ल ी, 13 माचव, 2020
का.अ. 1087(ऄ).—केन्द र सरकार, अर्श् यक र्स्ट्त ु ऄजधजनयम, 1955 (1955 का 10) की धारा 2क की
ईप-धारा (2) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, मास्ट्क (2 प्लाइ एर्ं 3 प्लाइ सर्जिकल मास्ट्क, एन95 मास्ट्क)
और हडैं सैजनटाआिर के ईत्पादन, गुणर्त्ता, जर्तरण, लॉजिजस्ट्टक्स (कोजर्ड 19 प्रबंधन के जलए) को जर्जनयजमत करन े
के जलए जनम्न जलजखत अदेि बनाती ह,ै ऄथावत्:—
1. (1) आस अदेि को अर्श्यक र्स्ट्तु अदेि, 2020 कहा िाएगा।
(2) यह िासकीय रािपत्र म ेंआसके प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रर्त्तृ होगा।
2. अर्श्यक र्स्ट्तु ऄजधजनयम, 1955 म,ें ऄनुसूची म,ें क्रम संख्या (7) के पश्चात् जनम्नजलजखत मद को िोडा
िाएगा, नामतः—
“(8) मास्ट्क (2 प्लाइ एर् ं3 प्लाइ सर्जिकल मास्ट्क, एन95 मास्ट्क) और हडैं सैजनटाआिर”।
3. यह ऄजधसूचना िासकीय रािपत्र में आसके प्रकािन की तारीख से ददनांक 30 िून, 2020 की ऄर्जध तक
प्रर्ृत्त रहगे ी।
[फा. सं. एस-26(1)/2020-इसीअरएंडइ]
ऄर्धेि कुमार चौधरी, अर्जथक सलाहकार
1435 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Consumer Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th March, 2020
S.O. 1087(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 2A, of the
Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government, hereby makes the following
Order, to regulate the production, quality, distribution, logistics of masks (2ply & 3ply surgical
masks, N95 masks) & hand sanitizers (for COVID 19 management) namely :—
1. (1) This order may be called the Essential Commodities Order, 2020.
(2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, in the Schedule, after serial No. (7), the following
item shall be added, namely:—
“(8) masks (2ply & 3ply surgical masks, N95 masks) & hand sanitizers”.
3. This Notification shall remain in force for a period up to 30th June, 2020 from the date of its
publication in the Official Gazette.
[F. No. 26(1)/2020-ECR&E]
A. K. CHOUDHARY, Economic Adviser
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