Date: 2018-12-31Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
The Central Government, with a view to improve liquidity of the sugar industry enabling them to clear cane price arrears of farmers and to stabilize domestic sugar price, notified the Scheme for
**Policy Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Food and Public Distribution, concerns the Scheme for Creation and Maintenance of Buffer Stock of 30 Lakh MT of sugar. Originally notified on June 15, 2018 (No. 162018SPI), the scheme aims to improve the liquidity of the sugar industry, enable the clearance of cane price arrears for farmers, and stabilize domestic sugar prices by creating a buffer stock of 30 Lakh MT of sugar by sugar mills for one year, effective July 1, 2018. This amendment, dated December 31, 2018, modifies para 4 of the original notification, stipulating that for sugar mills to receive quarterly reimbursement of the buffer subsidy for Quarter III (January-March 2019) and Quarter IV (April-June 2019), they must fully comply with all orders and directives issued by the Department of Food & Public Distribution for compliance during the 2018-19 sugar season. The Joint Secretary, Suresh Kumar Vashishth, issued the notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: The government ministry responsible for food and public distribution.
Department of Food and Public Distribution: A department within the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
Scheme for Creation and Maintenance of Buffer Stock of 30 Lakh MT of sugar: A government initiative to create and maintain a buffer stock of sugar to improve liquidity in the sugar industry and stabilize domestic sugar prices.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued, New Delhi, Delhi.
Central Government: The Union Government of India.
Sugar Industry: The industry related to the production and distribution of sugar.
January March, 2019: Denotes the third quarter (Q3) of the financial year as per the notification.
AprilJune, 2019: Denotes the fourth quarter (Q4) of the financial year as per the notification.
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7687 GI/2018 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1]
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Food and Public Distribution)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 31st December, 2018
No. 1(6)/2018-SP-I.— The Central Government, with a view to improve liquidity of the sugar industry;
enabling them to clear cane price arrears of farmers and to stabilize domestic sugar price, notified the Scheme for
Creation and Maintenance of Buffer Stock of 30 Lakh MT of sugar by the sugar mills in the country for one year with
effect from 1st July, 2018 vide notification No. 1(6)/2018-SP-I dated 15.06.2018.
2. Now, in pursuance of para 12 of the said notification dated 15.06.2018, Central Government makes
following changes in the said notification:-
Following para may be inserted in para ‘4’ after sub-para “d(ii)”:-
“Provided further that for the quarterly reimbursement of the buffer subsidy in respect of quarter III (January-
March, 2019) and quarter IV (April-June, 2019), the sugar mill is required to fully comply with all the orders/directives
issued by Department of Food & Public Distribution for compliance during 2018-19 sugar season.”
SURESH KUMAR VASHISHTH, Jt. Secy.
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