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Date: 21-Feb-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Sale of excess tobacco in the State of Karnataka

Issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry · Department of Commerce

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notifications authorize the Tobacco Board to allow registered traders and dealers to purchase excess and unauthorized flue cured virginia tobacco in Karnataka during the 2022-23 crop season auctions.
  • It also relaxes certain restrictions imposed by the Tobacco Board Act, 1975, to facilitate the sale of excess and unauthorized tobacco at designated auction platforms.

Key Changes

  • Registered traders and dealers of the Tobacco Board are permitted to purchase excess flue cured virginia tobacco produced by registered growers in Karnataka.
  • Purchase of unauthorized flue cured virginia tobacco produced by unregistered growers in Karnataka is also permitted.
  • These purchases are allowed at the Tobacco Board's auction platforms in Karnataka during the Crop Season 2022-23.
  • The permission is granted on the condition that normal applicable service charges under the Tobacco Board Act, 1975 are paid.
  • The operation of certain provisions of the Tobacco Board Act, 1975, specifically sub-section (1) of section 10 read with sub-section (1) of section 14A, are relaxed in Karnataka during the auctions for the 2022-23 crop season.
  • This relaxation allows the sale of excess flue cured virginia tobacco of registered growers and flue cured virginia tobacco of unregistered growers at auction platforms authorized by the Tobacco Board.

Impact Analysis

Registered Tobacco Growers

  • Action Item: Registered growers should ensure they furnish the Record of Rights in respect of tobacco crop for the year 2023.

Unregistered Tobacco Growers

  • Action Item: Unregistered growers should be aware of the service charges applicable and comply with the Tobacco Board's regulations for selling at the authorized auction platforms.

Tobacco Traders and Dealers

  • Action Item: Traders and dealers should ensure they are registered with the Tobacco Board and are prepared to pay the applicable service charges.

Tobacco Board

  • Action Item: The Tobacco Board should communicate the revised guidelines and procedures to all stakeholders, including registered growers, unregistered growers, traders, and dealers.

Government

  • Regulatory Impact: The government needs to monitor the implementation of these changes to ensure compliance with the Tobacco Board Act and related regulations.

Key Entities Referenced

Tobacco Board: The statutory body authorized to regulate the tobacco industry in India. Tobacco Board Act, 1975: The primary legislation governing the functioning of the Tobacco Board and the regulation of the tobacco industry. Central Government: The Union Government of India, specifically the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce), which issued the notifications. Karnataka State: The state where the permissions and relaxations are applicable. Registered Growers: Tobacco farmers registered with the Tobacco Board. Unregistered Growers: Tobacco farmers not registered with the Tobacco Board. Registered Traders and Dealers: Entities registered with the Tobacco Board for trading and dealing in tobacco.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-21022023-243767 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-21022023-243767 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 762] नई दिल्ली, ंगं लवार, फरवरी 21, 2023/फाल्ग नु 2, 1944 No. 762] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023/PHALGUNA 2, 1944 वाजणज्य एव ंउ्योगग ं्ं ालय (वाजणज्य जवभाग अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 21 फरवरी, 2023 का.आ. 794(अ .—तम्ब ाकू बयोगड अ अजधजनयं, 1975 (1975 का 4 की धारा 8 की उप-धारा (2 के खंड (छ के साथ पठित धारा 20क द्वारा प्रित् त िजतत यक का प्रययोगग करते एए, केन्‍द रीय सरकार, एति्द्वारा तम्ब ाकू बयोगडअ कयोग फसली ंौसं 2022-23 की नीलांी के िौरान की अवजध के जलए यह प्राजधकार िेती ह ै दक वह कनाअटक राज्य ं अपन े नीलांी ंंचयोग पर पंिीकृत दकसानक द्वारा उगाई गई अजतठरत त ्लू तय योगडअ वििजनया तम्ब ाकू तथा अपिं ीकृत उत् पािकक द्वारा उगाई गई अनजधकृत ्लू तय योगड अ वििजनया तम्ब ाकू की खरीि करने के जलए कनाअटक राज्य ं तम्ब ाकू बयोगडअ के पंिीकृत ‍ यापाठरयक तथा डीलरक कयोग तम्बाकू बयोगड अ अजधजनयं, 1975 के तहत लाग ू सांान्‍दय सेवा िुल्क के भुगतान पर कनाअटक राज्य ं अनुंजत प्रिान करती ह ै । 2. वर्अ 2023 के जलए तम्ब ाकू की फसल के संबंध ं अजधकारक के ठरकाडअ की एक प्रजत प्रस्ट् तुत की िानी ह।ै [फा. सं. 5/3/2019-ईपी(एग्री-VI /भाग] रािेि अग्रवाल, अजतठरक्त सजचव 1116 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st February, 2023 S.O. 794(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 20A, read with clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 8 of the Tobacco Board Act, 1975 (Act 4 of 1975), the Central Government hereby authorises the Tobacco Board to allow the registered traders and dealers of the Tobacco Board to purchase at its auction platforms in the State of Karnataka during the auctions for Crop Season 2022-23, the excess flue cured virginia tobacco produced by registered growers and unauthorized flue cured virginia tobacco produced by unregistered growers in the State of Karnataka on payment of normal applicable service charges under the Tobacco Board Act, 1975. 2. A copy of the Record of Rights in respect of tobacco crop for the year 2023 is to be furnished. [F. No. 5/3/2019-EP(Agri-VI)/Pt.] RAJESH AGARWAL, Addl. Secy. अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 21 फरवरी, 2023 का.आ. 795(अ .—यत:, केन्‍द रीय सरकार ास बात से संतुष्ट ह ै दक ससी पठरजस्ट् थजतयां उत् पन्‍दन हयोग गई ह जिनके कारण िनजहत ं यह आवश् यक हयोग गया ह ै दक तंबाकू बयोगडअ अजधजनयं, 1975(1975 का 4 द्वारा लगाए गए प्रजतबंधक ं ढील प्रिान की िाए; और, यत: केन्‍द रीय सरकार यह आवश् यक संतती ह ै दक कनाटअ क राज्य ं पंिीकृत उत् पािकक की अजतठरतत ्ल ू तय योगडअ वििजनया तम्ब ाकू तथा अपंिीकृत उत् पािकक द्वारा उत्प ादित अनजधकृत ्ल ू तय योगडअ वििजनया तम्ब ाकू की जबरी तम्ब ाकू बयोगडअ के जनदििष्अ ट नीलांी ंंचक से की िाए; ासजलए, अब, तम्ब ाकू बयोगडअ अजधजनयं, 1975 (1975 का 4 की धारा 8 की उप-धारा (2 के खंड (छ के साथ पठित धारा 30 की उप-धारा (1 द्वारा प्रित् त िजतत यक का प्रययोगग करते एए, केन्‍द रीय सरकार, एतद्वारा कनाअटक राज्य ं उतत अजधजनयं की धारा 14(ए की उप धारा (1 के साथ पठित धारा 10 की उप धारा (1 के प्रावधानक के प्रवतअन ं वर्अ 2022-23 के फसली ंौसं ं फसल की नीलांी के िौरान ढील प्रिान करती ह ैतथा पिं ीकृत उत् पािकक की अजतठरतत ्ल ू तय योगडअ वििजनया तम्ब ाकू की पैिावार तथा अपंिीकृत उत् पािकक की अनजधकृत ्लू तय योगडअ वििजनया तम्ब ाकू की पैिावार की जबरी तम्ब ाकू बयोगडअ द्वारा प्राजधकृत नीलांी ंंचक पर करने की अनुंजत प्रिान करती ह।ै [फा. सं. 5/3/2019-ईपी(एग्री-VI /भाग] रािेि अग्रवाल, अजतठरक्त सजचव NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st February, 2023 S.O. 795(E).—Whereas, the Central Government is satisfied that circumstances have arisen rendering it necessary in the public interest, to relax the restrictions imposed by the Tobacco Board Act, 1975 (Act 4 of 1975); And, whereas, the Central Government considers it necessary to dispose of the excess flue cured virginia tobacco of registered growers and flue cured virginia tobacco of unregistered growers at the designated auction platforms of the Tobacco Board in the State of Karnataka; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 30, read with clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 8 of the Tobacco Board Act, 1975 (Act 4 of 1975), the Central Government hereby relaxes the operation of the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 10 read with sub-section (1) of section 14A of the said Act in the State of Karnataka during the auctions in the Crop Season 2022-23, and permits the sale of excess flue cured virginia tobacco crop of the registered growers and unauthorised flue cured virginia tobacco crop of the unregistered growers at the auction platforms authorised by the Tobacco Board. [F. No. 5/3/2019-EP(Agri-VI)/Pt.] RAJESH AGARWAL, Addl. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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