Date: 2020-06-26Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Whereas, the Central Government has been informed by the Tobacco Board that a large number of registered growers have cultivated flue cured virginia tobacco in excess of the authorised quantity and unregistered growers have also resorted to unauthorised flue cured virginia tobacco cultivation in the State of Andhra Pradesh, causing a mismatch between the demand and supply position
Executive Summary:
The Central Government authorizes the Tobacco Board to allow the purchase of excess flue cured virginia tobacco from registered and unregistered growers in Andhra Pradesh at its auction platforms. This decision comes after the Tobacco Board reported excess cultivation, causing a mismatch in demand and supply. This authorization is valid until December 31, 2020, from the date of publication of this notification.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Authorization:**
* Tobacco Board is authorized to admit registered traders and dealers to purchase excess flue cured virginia tobacco.
* Applies to excess tobacco from registered growers and all tobacco from unregistered growers in Andhra Pradesh.
* Authorization is effective from the date of the notification's publication until December 31, 2020.
* **Tobacco Fund Contributions:**
* Registered growers must contribute ₹2 per kilogram plus 5% of the sale proceeds (including a 1% service charge) to the Tobacco Fund for excess tobacco up to 10% of their authorized quota for the 2019-20 crop season.
* Registered growers exceeding 10% of their quota and unregistered growers must contribute ₹2 per kilogram plus 10% of the sale proceeds (including a 1% service charge) to the Tobacco Fund for the 2019-20 crop season.
* **Documentation:**
* A copy of the Record of Rights for the 2020 tobacco crop must be furnished.
* **Relaxation of Restrictions:**
* The Central Government relaxes restrictions imposed by the Tobacco Board Act of 1975 in Andhra Pradesh.
* Specifically, it relaxes subsections 1 of section 10 and subsection 1 of section 14A of the Act.
* This relaxation allows the sale of excess tobacco from both registered and unregistered growers at authorized auction platforms.
* The relaxation is effective from the date of publication until December 31, 2020.
Impact Analysis:
* **Tobacco Board:**
* *Impact:* Authorized and required to manage the purchase and sale of excess tobacco at auction platforms.
* *Action Required:* Facilitate the admission of registered traders and dealers and oversee the transactions.
* **Registered Growers:**
* *Impact:* Permitted to sell excess flue cured Virginia tobacco with conditions on Tobacco Fund contributions.
* *Action Required:* Pay contributions to the Tobacco Fund based on the quantity of excess tobacco sold and provide Record of Rights.
* **Unregistered Growers:**
* *Impact:* Permitted to sell flue cured Virginia tobacco with conditions on Tobacco Fund contributions.
* *Action Required:* Pay contributions to the Tobacco Fund based on the quantity of tobacco sold and provide Record of Rights.
* **Registered Traders and Dealers:**
* *Impact:* Allowed to purchase excess flue cured Virginia tobacco at auction platforms.
* *Action Required:* Participate in the auction process for purchasing excess tobacco.
Key Entities Referenced
Tobacco Board: A statutory body authorized to regulate the tobacco industry in India, particularly flue cured virginia tobacco.
flue cured virginia tobacco: A specific type of tobacco that is the subject of the policy, addressing excess production and sale.
Andhra Pradesh: The State in India where the excess production of flue cured virginia tobacco has occurred and where the policy measures are to be implemented.
Tobacco Board Act, 1975: The primary legislation governing the Tobacco Board and the regulation of the tobacco industry, which provides the legal basis for the notification.
Central Government: The Union Government of India, which is issuing the notification and authorizing the Tobacco Board's actions.
Tobacco Fund: A fund to which registered growers contribute for excess flue cured Virginia tobacco produced.
DIWAKAR NATH MISRA: Jt. Secy. signing the notification.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Government ministry responsible for the Department of Commerce, under which the notification regarding tobacco is issued.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 1877] नई दिल्ली, िनक्रवार, िनू 26, 2020/आषाढ़ 5, 1942
No. 1877] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2020/ASADHA 5, 1942
वाजणज्य एव ं उद्योग मत्रं ालय
(वाजणज्य जवभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 26 िनू , 2020
का.आ. 2121(अ).—यत:, केन्दर ीय सरकार को ता ाकू ोडद वारारा यस सूचना िी गयी स क दक आध्रं प्रिेि राज्य म
डी संख् या म पंिीक त उ पािकद वारारा लूलू य ोडद वििजनया ता ाकू कअ अजधक त मात्रा से अजधक खेतीकअ गई स क त ा
अपंिीक त उ पािक भी लूल ू य ोडद वििजनया ता ाकू कअ अनजधक त खेती द र करन े लग े स, जिससे मांग त ा आपूर्तद कअ
जस्ट् जत म असंतलन न आ गया स;क
और, यत: केन्दर ीय सरकार ास ात से संतन स क दक लूल ू य ोडद वििजनया ता ाकू कअ खरीि करने कअ अननमजत िेन े
के जलए ता ाकू ोडद को प्राजधक त करना आव यक एवं समीचीन स क और वस आध्रं प्रिेि राज्य म ता ाकू ोड द के जनदि द
नीलामी मंचद पर पंिीक त उप ािकद कअ लूल ू य ोड द वििजनया ता ाकू कअ ेिी सल त ा अपंिीक त उ पािकद कअ लूल ू
य ोडद वििजनया ता ाकू कअ सल का जनप ान करना उजचतएवं आव यक स;क
ासजलए, अ , ता ाकू ोड द अजधजनयम, 1975 (1975 का 4) कअ धारा 8 कअ उप-धारा (2) के खंड (छ) के सा
पठित धारा 20 क वारारा प्रि त िजत यद का प्रयोग करत े ए ए केन्द रीय सरकार, एतवारारा ता ाकू ोड द को िासकअय रािपत्र
म ास अजधसूचना के प्रकािन कअ तारीख से दिनांक 31 दिस ं र, 2020 तक कअ अवजध के जलए यस प्राजधकार िेती स क दक
वस आंध्र प्रिेि राज्य म अपने नीलामी मंचो पर आंध्र प्रिेि राज्य म पंिीक त दकसानद वारारा उगाई गई अजतठरत लूल ू
2853 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
य ोडद वििजनया ता ाकू त ा अपंिीक त उ पािकद वारारा उगाई गई लूल ू य ोड द वििजनया ता ाकू कअ खरीि करन े के जलए
ता ाकू ोडद के पंिीक त व् यापाठरयद त ा डीलरद को जनान जलजखत िततों के अधीन अननमजत प्रिान करती स,क अ ादत:-
(क) वषद 2019-20 के सली मौसम के जलए प्र येक पंिीक त उपिकताद को ेिी लूलू य ोडद वििजनया ता ाकू
के उ पािन पर िो पपए, प्रजत दकलोग्राम त ा ज क्रअ अिनद के पांच प्रजतित (उ पािकद वारारा िेय आय के
एक प्रजतित के सामान्द य सेवा प्रभार सजसत) कअ राजि का योगिान ता ाकू जनजध म करना सोगा, यस
प्राजधक त को ा के िस प्रजतित कअ सीमा तक सीजमत सोगा;
(ख) वषद 2019-20 के सली मौसम के जलए प्र येक पंिीक त उ पािक वारारा उ पादित लूल ू य ोडद वििजनया
ता ाकू के जलए प्राजधक त को े के िस प्रजतित कअ सीमा से ेिी लूलू य ोडद वििजनया ता ाकू पर और
प्र यके अपंिीक त उ पािक वारारा उ पादित लूलू य ोड द वििजनया ता ाकू पर ता ाकू जनजध म िो पपए प्रजत
दकलोग्राम और ज क्रअ आय के िस प्रजतित(उ पािकद वारारा िेय अिदन के एक प्रजतित के सेवा प्रभार सजसत)
कअ राजि का योगिान ता ाकू जनजध म करना सोगा;
(ग) वषद 2019 के जलए ता ाकू कअ सल के सं ंध म अजधकारद के ठरकाडद कअ एक प्रजत प्रस्ट् तनत कअ िानी स क
[ ा. स.ं 5/3/2019-ईपी (एग्री-VI)/भाग]
दिवाकर ना जमश्रा, संयन त सजचव
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th June, 2020
S.O. 2121(E).— Whereas, the Central Government has been informed by the Tobacco Board that a large
number of registered growers have cultivated flue cured virginia tobacco in excess of the authorised quantity and
unregistered growers have also resorted to unauthorised flue cured virginia tobacco cultivation in the State of Andhra
Pradesh, causing a mismatch between the demand and supply position;
And, whereas, the Central Government is satisfied that it is necessary and expedient to authorise Tobacco
Board, to allow the purchase of flue cured virginia tobacco and consider it appropriate to dispose of the excess flue
cured virginia tobacco crop of registered growers and the flue cured virginia tobacco crop of unregistered growers at
the designated auction platforms of the Tobacco Board in the State of Andhra Pradesh;
Now, therefore, 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 (4 of 1975), the Central Government hereby authorises the Tobacco Board
to admit from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and upto the 31stDecember, 2020, the
registered traders and dealers of the Tobacco Board to purchase at its auction platforms in the State of Andhra
Pradesh, the excess flue cured virginia tobacco produced by registered growers and flue cured virginia tobacco
produced by unregistered growers in the State of Andhra Pradesh, subject to the following conditions, namely:-
(a) an amount of rupees two per kilogram and five per cent of the proceeds of the sale (including a normal
service charge of one percent, of proceeds payable by growers) shall be contributed to the Tobacco
Fund by every registered grower for the excess flue cured Virginia tobacco produced by him or her up
to the extent of ten percent, of the quota authorized for 2019-20 crop season;
(b) an amount of rupees two per kilogram and ten percent, of the proceeds of the sale (including a normal
service charge of one percent, of proceeds payable by growers) shall be contributed to the Tobacco
Fund by every registered grower for the flue cured Virginia tobacco produced by him or her over and
above the limit of ten percent, of the quota authorized and also by every unregistered grower for the
flue cured Virginia tobacco produced by him or her for 2019-20 crop season;
(c ) a copy of the Record of Rights in respect of tobacco crop for the year 2020 is to be furnished.
[F. No. 5/3/2019-EP(Agri-VI)/pt.]
DIWAKAR NATH MISRA, Jt. Secy.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 26 िनू , 2020
का.आ. 2122 (अ).—यत:, केन्दर ीय सरकार ास ात से संतन स क दक ससी पठरजस्ट् जतया ं उ पन्दन सो गई स जिनके
कारण िनजसत म यस आव यक सो गया स क दक तं ाकू ोड द अजधजनयम, 1975(1975 का 4) वारारा लगाए गए कनछेक
प्रजत ंधद म ढ़ील प्रिान कअ िाए;
और, यत: केन्दर ीय सरकार यस आव यक समतती स क दक आंध्र प्रिेि राज्य म पंिीक त उ पािकद कअ अजतठरत लूल ू
य ोडद वििजनया ता ाकू त ा अपंिीक त उ पािकद वारारा उ पादित लूलू य ोडद वििजनया ता ाकू कअ ज क्रअ ता ाकू ोडद के
जनदि द नीलामी मंचद से कअ िाए;
ासजलए, अ , ता ाकू ोडद अजधजनयम, 1975(1975 का 4) कअ धारा 8 कअ उप-धारा (2) के खंड (छ) के सा
पठित धारा 30 कअ उप-धारा (1) वारारा प्रि त िजत यद का प्रयोग करते ए ए, केन्द रीय सरकार, एतवारारा आंध्र प्रिेि राज्य म
उत अजधजनयम कअ धारा 14(ए) कअ उप धारा (1) के सा पठित धारा 10 कअ उप धारा (1) के प्रावधानद के प्रवतदन म
ास अजधसूचना के िासकअय रािपत्र म प्रकाजित सोन े कअ तारीख से दिनांक 31 दिसं र, 2020 तक के जलए ढील प्रिान
करती स कत ा पंिीक त उ पािकद कअ अजतठरत लूल ूय ोड दवििजनया ता ाकू कअ पकिावार त ा अपंिीक त उ पािकद कअ लूल ू
य ोडद वििजनया ता ाकू कअ पकिावार कअ ज क्रअ ता ाकू ोडद वारारा प्राजधक त नीलामी मंचद पर करन े कअ अननमजत प्रिान
करती स क
[ ा. स.ं 5/3/2019-ईपी(एग्री-VI)/भाग]
दिवाकर ना जमश्रा, संयन त सजचव
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th June, 2020
S.O. 2122(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 (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 Andhra Pradesh;
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 (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 Andhra Pradesh for the period commencing from the date of publication of this notification in the Official
Gazette and ending on 31st December, 2020, and permits the sale of excess flue cured virginia tobacco crop of the
registered growers and 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.]
DIWAKAR NATH MISRA, Jt. Secy.
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