## Policy Analysis Report: Amendment to Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes the Second Amendment Order, 2022, to the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016. This amendment focuses on revising the stock limits for edible oils and oilseeds, extending them until December 31, 2022, and providing specific stock limits for various entities. It also mandates declaration of stocks exceeding prescribed limits on a designated portal and updates the responsible parties. The primary purpose appears to be to manage the availability and price stability of edible oils and oilseeds by regulating stock levels.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an analysis of the Second Amendment Order, 2022, to the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016, based solely on the provided government policy text. The aim is to inform affected industry stakeholders about the changes introduced by this amendment.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* The report focuses on an *amendment* to the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the core objective of this amendment is to regulate the stock levels of edible oils and oilseeds within specified limits, seemingly to ensure availability and potentially stabilize prices.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The amendment suggests a need to revise existing stock limit regulations for edible oils and oilseeds. The text doesn't explicitly state the reason for the revision, but the changes imply a concern about potential hoarding or supply disruptions affecting the availability and/or pricing of these essential commodities. This can be inferred from the introduction of stock limits and the reporting requirements.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This amendment specifically alters clause 3 of the original order, subclause 2, item iii and paragraph 3. The following changes are introduced:
* **What's being changed:** Stock limits on All Edible Oils and Oilseeds.
* **What the new rule/provision is:**
* Extends the application of stock limits for all edible oils and oilseeds put together until December 31, 2022, for all States/Union Territories.
* Establishes specific stock limits for various entities:
* **Retail Outlets:** 30 Quintals for Edible Oil, 100 Quintals for Edible Oilseeds
* **Wholesale:** 500 Quintals for Edible Oil, 2000 Quintals for Edible Oilseeds
* **Big chain retailers shops/Depot:** 30 Quintals for Edible Oil, 90 Quintals for Edible Oilseeds
* **Bulk Consumers:** 1000 Quintals for Edible Oil, 90 days production of edible oils, as per daily input production capacity Quintals for Edible Oilseeds
* **Processor:** 90 days of storage production capacity for Edible Oil.
* Provides exceptions for exporters and importers of edible oils and oilseeds, allowing them to hold stocks exceeding the limits if they can demonstrate that the excess is meant for export or sourced from imports, respectively.
* Mandates that entities holding stocks exceeding the prescribed limits declare such stocks on the portal https:evegoils.nic.ineosplogin of the Department of Food and Public Distribution within 30 days of the order's issuance and bring the stock levels within the prescribed limits.
* **Difference/Effect of the Change:** The amendment provides clarity and specificity regarding stock limits for various stakeholders in the edible oil and oilseed supply chain. The declaration requirement enhances transparency and enables monitoring of stock levels by the Department of Food and Public Distribution. The exceptions for exporters and importers aim to avoid hindering international trade.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the stakeholders directly affected by this amendment include:
* Retail outlets
* Wholesalers
* Big chain retailers shops/Depot
* Bulk consumers
* Processors of edible oils and oilseeds
* Exporters and Importers of edible oils and oilseeds.
* The Department of Food and Public Distribution
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency:** Department of Food and Public Distribution is responsible for overseeing the implementation of this order.
* **Timelines:**
* The stock limits are valid until December 31, 2022.
* Entities with stocks exceeding the limits must declare them within 30 days of the order's issuance (March 30, 2022).
* **Procedures:** Entities exceeding stock limits must declare their stock on the portal https:evegoils.nic.ineosplogin. Regular declaration and updating of stock on the same portal is required.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of these changes are:
* Improved monitoring of edible oil and oilseed stock levels across the supply chain.
* Prevention of hoarding and artificial price increases.
* Maintenance of stable supplies of edible oils and oilseeds in the market.
* Facilitation of informed policy decisions by the Department of Food and Public Distribution based on the declared stock data.
**9. Conclusion:**
The Second Amendment Order, 2022, to the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016, revises and extends the stock limits for edible oils and oilseeds until December 31, 2022. This amendment establishes clear stock limits for various stakeholders and introduces mandatory declaration requirements. This policy change is significant as it aims to regulate and monitor the availability and pricing of essential food commodities.
Key Entities Referenced
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: A law that empowers the Central Government to control the production, supply, and distribution of essential commodities.
Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order 2016: An order by the Central Government regarding licensing requirements, stock limits, and movement restrictions on specified foodstuffs.
Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Second Amendment Order, 2022: An amendment to the 2016 order concerning licensing requirements, stock limits and movement restrictions on specified foodstuffs.
All Edible Oils and Oilseeds: Specified food items subject to stock limits as outlined in the order.
Union Territories: Refers to all Union Territories of India.
States: Refers to all States of India.
Director General of Foreign Trade: An authority issuing Importer Exporter Code Number.
Department of Food Public Distribution: A department of the government responsible for food and public distribution, managing a portal at https:evegoils.nic.ineosplogin related to edible oils and oilseeds stock declarations.
New Delhi: The location where the order was issued.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: The ministry under which the Department of Food and Public Distribution operates.
PARTHA S. DAS: Jt. Secy. - Joint Secretary.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 1457] नइ ददल्ली, बुधर्ार, मार् व30, 2022/र्त्रै 9, 1944
No. 1457] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2022/CHAITRA 9, 1944
ईपभोक्ता मामल,े खाद्य और सार्िव जनक जर्तरण मत्रं ालय
(खाद्य और सार्िव जनक जर्तरण जर्भाग)
अदेि
नइ ददल्ली, 30 मार्,व 2022
का.अ. 1509(ऄ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, अर्श्यक र्स्ट्त ु ऄजधजनयम, 1955 (1955 का 10) की धारा 3 द्वारा प्रदत् त
िजत यक का प्रयोग करत े एए, जर्जिष्ट खाद्य पदाथों पर लाआसेंसी ऄपेक्षाएँ, स्ट्टॉक सीमाएं और संर्लन प्रजतबंध हटाना
अदेि, 2016 में और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत अदिे करती ह,ै ऄथावत-्
1. संजक्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ –
(1) आस अदेि का नाम जर्जिष्ट खाद्य पदाथों पर लाआसेंसी ऄपक्षे ाएँ, स्ट्टॉक सीमाएं और संर्लन प्रजतबंध
हटाना (संिोधन) अदेि, 2022 होगा।
(2) यह 1 ऄप्रैल, 2022 से लाग ूहोगा।
2. जर्जिष्ट खाद्य पदाथों पर लाआसेंसी ऄपेक्षाएँ, स्ट्टॉक सीमाएं और संर्लन प्रजतबंध हटाना अदेि, 2016 में खंड 3
म,ें ईप-खंड (2) म ेंमद (iii) में और 3 फरर्री, 2022 के अदिे के परै ा 3 में जनम्नजलजखत ऄतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा:-
“(iii) सभी राज्यक/सघं राज्य क्षत्रे क के जलए सभी खाद्य तले क और जतलहन को जनम्नजलजखत स्ट्टॉक सीमा के साथ 31 ददसंबर,
2022 तक की ऄर्जध तक एक साथ रखा िाएगा:
2263 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अर्श्यक र्स्ट्त ु बड़े पमै ान ेपर ईपभोक्ता
का नाम (खदु रा जर्क्रेताओं की दकु ानक की बड़ी
खुदरा थोक प्रोससे र
र्ने )
खुदरा दकु ान ें जडपो
खाद्य तेल 30 क्विंटल 500 30 क्विंटल 1000 क्विंटल भंडारण क्षमता के 90 ददन
क्विंटल
खाद्य जतलहन 100 क्विंटल 2000 क्विंटल खाद्य तेलक के 90 ददनक का ईत्पादन,
-- ईत्पादन क्षमता की दजै नक सूर्ना के
ऄनुसार
आसके ऄजतररत , जनम्न जलजखत ऄपर्ाद लागू हकगे:-
(क) कोइ जनयावतक, िो ररफाआनर, जमलर, एसरैटर, थोक व्यापारी या खुदरा जर्क्रेता या डीलर ह,ै जिसके पास
जर्देि व्यापार महाजनदेिालय द्वारा िारी अयातक-जनयावतक कोड संख्या ह,ै यदद ऐसा जनयावतक यह दिावने म ें
सक्षम ह ैदक खाद्य तेल और खाद्य जतलहन के संबंध म ेंईसका पूरा स्ट्टॉक या ईसका कु जहस्ट्सा जनयावत के अिय
से स्ट्टॉक की सीमा में ह।ै
(ख) कोइ अयातक, िो ररफाआनर, जमलर, एसरैटर, थोक व्यापारी या खुदरा जर्क्रेता या डीलर ह,ै यदद ऐसा
अयातक यह दिावन े में सक्षम ह ै दक खाद्य तले और खाद्य जतलहन के संबंध म ें ईसके स्ट्टॉक का कु जहस्ट्सा
अयात से प्राप्त ह।ै ”
“3. यदद संबंजधत जर्जधक आकाआयक द्वारा धाररत स्ट्टॉक जनधावररत सीमा से ऄजधक हैं, तो ईनके द्वारा आसकी घोषणा
खाद्य और सार्विजनक जर्तरण जर्भाग के पोटवल (https://evegoils.nic.in) पर की िाएगी और आस,े आस
ऄजधसूर्ना के िारी होने की तारीख से 30 ददनक के भीतर आस जनयंत्रण अदेि म ें जनधावररत स्ट्टॉक सीमा तक
लाया िाएगा।
4. यह सुजनजित दकया िाएगा दक आस जर्भाग ऄथातव खाद्य और सार्विजनक जर्तरण जर्भाग के पोटवल
(https://evegoils.nic.in/eosp/login) पर खाद्य तेल और खाद्य जतलहन स्ट्टॉक की घोषणा और ऄद्यतन जनयजमत रूप स े
दकए िाएँ।
5. ददनांक 8 ऄटूबर, 2021 के का.अ. 4146(ऄ) के स्ट्थान पर यह अदिे ऄपनी िारी होने की जतजथ से प्रभार्ी ह।ै
[फा. स.ं 06/02/2017-तेल]
पाथव एस. दास, संयुक्त सजर्र्
रटप्पणी : मूल अदेि भारत के रािपत्र, ऄसाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, ईप-खंड (i) में सा.का.जन. 929(ऄ) ददनांक
29 जसतंबर, 2016 के माध्यम से प्रकाजित दकया गया था और आसके बाद संख्या का.अ. 3341(ऄ), ददनांक
27 ऄक्तूबर, 2016, का.अ. 1288(ऄ) ददनांक 25 ऄप्रैल, 2017, का.अ. 1600(ऄ) ददनांक 17 मइ, 2017,
का.अ. 2785(ऄ) ददनांक 25 ऄगस्ट्त, 2017, का.अ. 3136(ऄ) ददनांक 27 जसतंबर, 2017, का.अ.
3397(ऄ) ददनांक 23 ऄक्तूबर, 2017, का.अ. 3422(ऄ) ददनांक 25 ऄक्तूबर, 2017, का.अ. 4079(ऄ)
ददनांक 27 ददसंबर, 2017, का.अ. 2414(ऄ) ददनांक 13 िून, 2018, का.अ. 2826(ऄ) ददनांक 6 ऄगस्ट्त,
2019, का.अ. 3540(ऄ) ददनांक 29 जसतंबर, 2019, का.अ. 4298(ऄ) ददनांक 28 नर्ंबर, 2019, का.अ.
4341(ऄ), ददनांक 3 ददसंबर, 2019, का.अ. 4417(ऄ), ददनांक 10 ददसंबर, 2019, का.अ. 4471(ऄ),
ददनांक 16 ददसंबर, 2019, का.अ. 901(ऄ) ददनांक 27 फरर्री, 2020, का.अ. 3776(ऄ), ददनांक
23 ऄक्तूबर, 2020, का.अ. 2674(ऄ) ददनांक 2 िुलाइ, 2021 और का.अ. 2871(ऄ) ददनांक 19 िुलाइ
2021 का.अ. 4146 (ऄ) ददनांक 8 ऄ तूबर, 2021 का.अ. 5369 (ऄ) ददनांक 23 ददसंबर, 2021, का.अ.
5370 (ऄ) ददनांक 23 ददसंबर, 2021, का.अ. 452 (ऄ) ददनांक 3 फरर्री, 2022 के द्वारा संिोधन दकए
गए थे।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Food and Public Distribution)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 30th March, 2022
S.O. 1509(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Essential Commodities
Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following order further to amend the
Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs
Order 2016, namely :-
1. Short Title and Commencement –
(1) This order may be called the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and
Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Second Amendment) Order, 2022.
(2) It shall come into force with effect from 1st April, 2022.
2. In the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified
Foodstuffs Order, 2016, in clause 3, in sub-clause(2), item (iii) and para 3 of the Order dated 3rd February,
2022 shall be replaced with the following:-
―(iii) All Edible Oils and Oilseeds put together for a period upto 31st December, 2022 with following
stock limit, for all States/Union Territories.
Name of Bulk consumers
Essential Retail Wholesale (Big chain retailers shops) Processor
Commodity
Retail outlets Depot
Edible Oil 30 500 30 Quintals 1000 90 days of storage/
Quintals Quintals Quintals production capacity
Edible 100 2000 90 days production of edible
Oilseeds Quintals Quintals -- oils, as per daily input
production capacity
Further, the following exceptions shall apply:-
(a) an exporter, being a refiner, miller, extractor, wholesaler or retailer or dealer, having Importer-
Exporter Code Number issued by the Director General of Foreign Trade, if such exporter is able
to demonstrate that the whole or part of his stock in respect of edible oils and edible oilseeds are
meant for exports, to the extent of the stock meant for export.
(b) an importer, being a refiner, miller, extractor, wholesaler or retailer or dealer, if such importer is
able to demonstrate that part of his stock in respect of edible oils and edible oilseeds are sourced
from imports.‖
―3. In case, the stocks held by respective legal entities are higher than the prescribed limits then they
shall declare the same on the portal (https://evegoils.nic.in/eosp/login) of Department of Food &
Public Distribution and bring it to the prescribed stock limits in this Control Order within 30
days of the issue of this notification.‖
4. It shall be ensured that Edible Oils and Edible Oilseeds stock is regularly declared and updated on the
portal of this Department i.e. Department of Food & Public Distribution (https://evegoils.nic.in/eosp/login).
5. The Order S.O.4146(E) dated 8th October, 2021 stands superseded with effect from the date of issue
of this Order.
[F. No. 06/02/2017-Oils]
PARTHA S. DAS, Jt. Secy.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Note : The principal order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-
section (i), vide number G.S.R. 929(E), dated the 29th September, 2016 and was subsequently
amended vide numbers S.O. 3341(E), dated the 27th October, 2016, S.O. 1288(E), dated the
25th April, 2017, S.O. 1600(E), dated the 17th May, 2017, S.O. 2785(E) dated the 25th August,
2017, S.O. 3136(E), dated the 27th September, 2017, S.O. 3397(E), dated the 23rd October, 2017,
S.O. 3422(E), dated the 25th October, 2017, S.O. 4079(E), dated the 27th December, 2017 and
S.O. 2414(E) dated the 13th June, 2018, S.O. 2826(E), dated the 6th August, 2019, S.O. 3540(E),
dated the 29th September, 2019, S.O. 4298(E), dated the 28th November, 2019, S.O. 4341(E), dated
the 3rd December, 2019, S.O. 4417(E), dated the 10th December, 2019, S.O. 4471(E), dated the
16th December, 2019, S.O. 901(E), dated the 27th February, 2020 and S.O. 3776(E), dated the
23rd October, 2020, S.O.2674(E) dated 2nd July 2021 & S.O. 2871(E) dated 19th July 2021,
S.O.4146(E) dated 8th October, 2021, S.O 5369(E) dated 23rd December, 2021, S.O. 5370(E) dated
23rd December, 2021, S.O. 452(E) dated 3rd February, 2022.
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