Executive Summary:
The Central Government issues two notifications regarding flue-cured Virginia tobacco in Karnataka. The first relaxes restrictions imposed by the Tobacco Board Act of 1975 to allow the sale of excess tobacco from both registered and unregistered growers. The second authorizes the Tobacco Board to allow registered traders and dealers to purchase this excess tobacco, subject to certain conditions, until April 30, 2021.
Key Points / Main Content:
Relaxation of Restrictions (S.O. 4209(E)):
* The Central Government relaxes restrictions under the Tobacco Board Act, 1975 in Karnataka.
* This relaxation permits the sale of excess flue-cured Virginia tobacco from registered and unregistered growers.
* Sales are allowed at authorized auction platforms of the Tobacco Board.
* The relaxation is effective from the date of notification publication until April 30, 2021.
Authorization of Tobacco Board (S.O. 4210(E)):
* The Tobacco Board is authorized to allow registered traders and dealers to purchase excess flue-cured Virginia tobacco at its auction platforms in Karnataka.
* This authorization extends to tobacco produced by both registered and unregistered growers.
* The authorization is valid from the date of notification publication until April 30, 2021.
Conditions for Purchase:
* Registered growers must contribute ₹2 per kilogram and 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 2020-21 crop season.
* Registered growers must contribute ₹2 per kilogram and 10% of the sale proceeds (including a 1% service charge) to the Tobacco Fund for excess tobacco exceeding 10% of their authorized quota, as well as for all tobacco produced by unregistered growers for the 2020-21 crop season.
* A copy of the Record of Rights for the 2021 tobacco crop must be furnished.
Impact Analysis:
Registered Growers:
* Impact: Allowed to sell excess flue-cured Virginia tobacco but must contribute to the Tobacco Fund based on the amount exceeding their quota.
* Action Required: Pay the specified amount to the Tobacco Fund and furnish a copy of the Record of Rights for the 2021 tobacco crop.
Unregistered Growers:
* Impact: Allowed to sell flue-cured Virginia tobacco.
* Action Required: Pay the specified amount to the Tobacco Fund.
Tobacco Board:
* Impact: Authorized to allow registered traders and dealers to purchase excess tobacco at its auction platforms.
* Action Required: Facilitate the sale of excess tobacco, collect contributions to the Tobacco Fund, and ensure compliance with the specified conditions.
Registered Traders and Dealers:
* Impact: Allowed to purchase excess flue-cured Virginia tobacco at the Tobacco Board's auction platforms.
* Action Required: Purchase excess tobacco from registered and unregistered growers at the auction platforms.
Key Entities Referenced
Tobacco Board Act, 1975: A law enacted by the Indian Parliament to provide for the establishment of a Tobacco Board and to regulate the production, marketing, and export of tobacco. Referred to in the context of relaxing restrictions and authorizing actions related to tobacco cultivation and sale.
Tobacco Board: A statutory body established under the Tobacco Board Act, responsible for regulating the tobacco industry in India. The notification authorizes the Tobacco Board to take certain actions, such as allowing the purchase of flue cured virginia tobacco and authorizing auction platforms.
State of Karnataka: A state in India where the provisions of the Tobacco Board Act are relaxed, and where excess flue cured virginia tobacco is permitted to be sold at designated auction platforms.
flue cured virginia tobacco: A specific type of tobacco that is the subject of the notification. The notification addresses the sale of excess and unauthorized quantities of this tobacco.
Central Government: The government of India, which is issuing the notification and exercising its powers under the Tobacco Board Act to relax restrictions and authorize actions related to the tobacco industry.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Diwakar Nath Misra: The Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, who signed the notification.
Tobacco Fund: A fund to which registered growers must contribute a certain amount per kilogram of excess flue cured Virginia tobacco produced.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3706] नई दिल्ली, बटधवार, नवम्ब र 25, 2020/ अग्रैायण 4, 1942
No. 3706] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2020/AGRAHAYANA 4, 1942
वाजणज्य एव ं उ्योगग ं्ं ालय
(वाजणज्य जवभाग
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 25 नवम्बर, 2020
का.आ. 4209(अ .—यत:, केन्द रीय सरकार ास बात से सतं ट ै दक ससी पररजस्ट् िजतयां उ पन्द न ैयोग गई ै जिनके
कारण िनजैत ं ें यै आवश् यक ैयोग गया ै दक तंबाकू बयोगड ड अजधजनयं, 1975(1975 का 4 द्वारा लगाए गए कटछेक
प्रजतबंधों ंें ढील प्रिान की िाए;
और, यत: केन्द रीय सरकार यै आवश् यक संतती ै दक कना ड क राज्य ंें पंिीकतत उ पािकों की अजतररक्त ्ल ू
क्य योगडड वििजनया तम्ब ाकू तिा अपंिीकतत उ पािकों द्वारा उ पादित ्ल ू क्य योगड ड वििजनया तम्ब ाकू की जबरी ी तम्ब ाकू बयोगडड के
जनर्ि ड नीलांी ंंचों से की िाए;
ासजलए, अब, तम्ब ाकू बयोगड ड अजधजनयं, 1975(1975 का 4 की धारा 8 की उप-धारा (2 के खंड (छ के साि
परित धारा 30 की उप-धारा (1 द्वारा प्रि त िजक्त यों का प्रययोगग करते एए, केन्द रीय सरकार, एतद्वारा कनाड क राज्य ं ें
उक्त अजधजनयं की धारा 14(ए की उप धारा (1 के साि परित धारा 10 की उप धारा (1 के प्रावधानों के प्रवतड न ं ें
ास अजधसूचना के िासकीय रािप् ं ें प्रकाजित ैयोगन े की तारीख स े दिनांक 30 अप्रल , 2021 तक के जलए ढील प्रिान
करती ै तिा पंिीकतत उ पािकों की अजतररक्त ्ल ू क्य योगड ड वििजनया तम्ब ाकू की पि ावार तिा अपंिीकतत उ पािकों की ्ल ू
5727 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
क्य योगडड वििजनया तम्ब ाकू की प िावार की जबरी ी तम्ब ाकू बयोगडड द्वारा प्राजधकतत नीलांी ंंचों पर करने की अनटंजत प्रिान
करती ै।
[फा. सं. 5/3/2019-ईपी(एग्री-VI /भाग]
दिवाकर नाि जंश्रा, संयटक् त सजचव
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th November, 2020
S.O. 4209(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 for the period commencing from the date of publication of this notification in the
Official Gazette and ending on 30th April, 2021, 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.
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 25 नवम्बर, 2020
का.आ. 4210(अ .—यत:, केन्द रीय सरकार कयोग तम्ब ाकू बयोगडड द्वारा यै सूचना िी गयी ै दक कनाड क राज्य ंें ब़ी ी
संख् या ंें पंिीकतत उ पािकों द्वारा ्ल ू क्य योगड ड वििजनया तम्ब ाकू की अजधकतत ंा्ा से अजधक खेतीकी गई ै तिा अपंिीकतत
उ पािक भी ्ल ू क्य योगड ड वििजनया तम्ब ाकू की अनजधकतत खते ी दफर करन े लग े ै, जिससे ंांग तिा आपूर्त ड की जस्ट् िजत ं ें
असंतटलन आ गया ै;
और, यत: केन्द रीय सरकार ास बात से संतट ै दक ्ल ू क्य योगड ड वििजनया तम्ब ाकू की खरीि करने की अनटंजत िेन े
के जलए तम्ब ाकू बयोगड ड कयोग प्राजधकतत करना आवश् यक एव ं संीचीन ै और वै कनाड क राज्य ंें तम्ब ाकू बयोगडड के जनर्ि ड
नीलांी ंंचों पर पंिीकतत उ पािकों की ्ल ू क्य योगड ड वििजनया तम्ब ाकू की बेिी फसल तिा अपंिीकतत उ पािकों की ्ल ू
क्य योगडड वििजनया तम्ब ाकू की फसल का जनप ान करना उजचतएवं आवश् यक ै;
ासजलए, अब, तम्ब ाकू बयोगडड अजधजनयं, 1975 (1975 का 4 की धारा 8 की उप-धारा (2 के खंड (छ के साि
परित धारा 20 क द्वारा प्रि त िजक्त यों का प्रययोगग करत े एए केन्द रीय सरकार, एतद्वारा तम्ब ाकू बयोगडड कयोग िासकीय रािप्
ंें ास अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख से दिनांक 30 अप्रल , 2021 तक की अवजध के जलए यै प्राजधकार िेती ै दक वै
कनाड क राज्य ंें अपने नीलांी ंंचयोग पर कनाड क राज्य ंें पंिीकतत दकसानों द्वारा उगाई गई अजतररक्त ्लू क्य योगड ड
वििजनया तम्ब ाकू तिा अपंिीकतत उ पािकों द्वारा उगाई गई ्लू क्य योगडड वििजनया तम्ब ाकू की खरीि करने के जलए तम्ब ाकू
बयोगडड के पंिीकतत व् यापाररयों तिा डीलरों कयोग जनम्न जलजखत िततों के अधीन अनटंजत प्रिान करती ै, अिाड त:-
(क वर्ड 2020-21 के फसली ंौसं के जलए प्र येक पंिीकतत उपिकताड कयोग बेिी ्ल ू क्य योगड ड वििजनया तम्ब ाकू के उ पािन
पर ियोग रुपए, प्रजत दकलयोगग्रां तिा जबरी ी अिड न के पांच प्रजतित (उ पािकों द्वारा िेय आय के एक प्रजतित के सांान्द य सेवा
प्रभार सजैत की राजि का ययोगगिान तम्ब ाकू जनजध ंें करना ैयोगगा, यै प्राजधकतत कयोग ा के िस प्रजतित की सींा तक सीजंत
ैयोगगा;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािप् : असाधारण 3
(ख वर्ड 2020-21 के फसली ंौसं के जलए प्र येक पंिीकतत उ पािक द्वारा उ पादित ्लू क्य योगडड वििजनया तम्ब ाकू के
जलए प्राजधकतत कयोग े के िस प्रजतित की सींा से बेिी ्लू क्य योगडड वििजनया तम्ब ाकू पर और प्र येक अपंिीकतत उ पािक द्वारा
उ पादित ्लू क्य योगडड वििजनया तम्ब ाकू पर तम्ब ाकू जनजध ं ें ियोग रुपए प्रजत दकलयोगग्रां और जबरी ी आय के िस
प्रजतित(उ पािकों द्वारा िेय अिड न के एक प्रजतित के सेवा प्रभार सजैत की राजि का ययोगगिान तम्ब ाकू जनजध ंें करना
ैयोगगा;
(ग वर् ड 2021 के जलए तम्ब ाकू की फसल के संबंध ं ेंअजधकारों के ररकाडड की एक प्रजत प्रस्ट्त टत की िानी ै।
[फा. सं. 5/3/2019-ईपी(एग्री-VI /भाग]
दिवाकर नाि जंश्रा, संयटक् त सजचव
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th November, 2020
S.O. 4210(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
Karnataka, 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 Karnataka;
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 (Act 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 30th April, 2021,
the registered traders and dealers of the Tobacco Board to purchase at its auction platforms in the State of Karnataka,
the excess flue cured virginia tobacco produced by registered growers and flue cured virginia tobacco produced by
unregistered growers in the State of Karnataka, 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 2020-21 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 2020-21 crop season.
(c) a copy of the Record of Rights in respect of tobacco crop for the year 2021 is to be furnished.
[F. No. 5/3/2019-EP(Agri-VI)/pt.]
DIWAKAR NATH MISRA, Jt. Secy.
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