The State Governments are fully empowered under the E.C. Act to regulate production, distribution, supply and prices of the food items being essential commodities in the respective States. The States are the implementing agencies to implement the EC Act, 1955 and the Prevention of Black marketing & Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, to ensure adequate availability of essential commodities at reasonable prices, by exercising powers delegated to them. This is reviewed periodically at the National level. The Annual National Consultation meetings of the Ministers of Food & Consumer Affairs of States were held on 04.07.2014 and another on 07.07.2015. This information was given by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Steps taken by the Government to improve the availability and to contain prices of essential food items include:
• Export of onion is restricted through Minimum Export Price (MEP) and presently the MEP is USD 700 per MT w.e.f. 24.8.2015. Import of onion is allowed at zero duty.
• Imported 2000 MT of onion from Egypt and China through MMTC. As no demand from the states was received, the onion is being disposed of through tendering in the open market.
• Retail sale of onion was undertaken from the stock held by SFAC and NAFFED.
• The stock limit in respect of onion has been extended up to 2nd July 2016.
• Export of all pulses is banned except kabuli channa and up to 10,000 MTs in organic pulses and lentils.
• Zero import duty on pulses extended till 30.9.2016 except for chana and lentils which will be reviewed during December 2015.
• Imported 5000 MT of Tur from Malawi/Mozambique and allocated to States with a subsidy of Rs. 10 per Kg for retail sale to consumer.
• Stock limit on pulses extended till 30.9.2016.
• MSP raised for kharif pulses by Rs. 275 per qtl for Tur & Urad, and by Rs. 250 per qtl for Moong. MSP also raised for rabi pulses by Rs. 250 per qtl for Gram and Masoor.
• Export of edible oils in bulk is prohibited except coconut oil, rice bran oil and organic edible oil and other edible oil in branded consumer packs of up to 5Kgs with a MEP of USD 900 per MT.
• MSP increased in the range of Rs. 30 per qtl to Rs. 250 per qtl for various rabi and kharif oil seeds.
• National Consultation Meeting of the Ministers of States/UTs in-charge of Consumer Affairs and Food held on 7thJuly, 2015 at New Delhi to keep prices of essential commodities, especially Pulses and onion under control.
• Advisory to State Governments issued to take strict action against hoarding & black marketing and effectively enforce the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 & the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980.
• Review meetings on price and availability situation have been held at the highest level including at the level of Finance Minister, CoS, IMC, PSFMC and Departmental level.
• Measures taken to improve availability by incentivizing production through higher MSP.
• A new Plan Scheme titled Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) has been implemented for regulating price volatility of agricultural commodities.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
Steps taken by the Government to improve the availability and to contain prices of essential food items include:
• Export of onion is restricted through Minimum Export Price (MEP) and presently the MEP is USD 700 per MT w.e.f. 24.8.2015. Import of onion is allowed at zero duty.
• Imported 2000 MT of onion from Egypt and China through MMTC. As no demand from the states was received, the onion is being disposed of through tendering in the open market.
• Retail sale of onion was undertaken from the stock held by SFAC and NAFFED.
• The stock limit in respect of onion has been extended up to 2nd July 2016.
• Export of all pulses is banned except kabuli channa and up to 10,000 MTs in organic pulses and lentils.
• Zero import duty on pulses extended till 30.9.2016 except for chana and lentils which will be reviewed during December 2015.
• Imported 5000 MT of Tur from Malawi/Mozambique and allocated to States with a subsidy of Rs. 10 per Kg for retail sale to consumer.
• Stock limit on pulses extended till 30.9.2016.
• MSP raised for kharif pulses by Rs. 275 per qtl for Tur & Urad, and by Rs. 250 per qtl for Moong. MSP also raised for rabi pulses by Rs. 250 per qtl for Gram and Masoor.
• Export of edible oils in bulk is prohibited except coconut oil, rice bran oil and organic edible oil and other edible oil in branded consumer packs of up to 5Kgs with a MEP of USD 900 per MT.
• MSP increased in the range of Rs. 30 per qtl to Rs. 250 per qtl for various rabi and kharif oil seeds.
• National Consultation Meeting of the Ministers of States/UTs in-charge of Consumer Affairs and Food held on 7thJuly, 2015 at New Delhi to keep prices of essential commodities, especially Pulses and onion under control.
• Advisory to State Governments issued to take strict action against hoarding & black marketing and effectively enforce the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 & the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980.
• Review meetings on price and availability situation have been held at the highest level including at the level of Finance Minister, CoS, IMC, PSFMC and Departmental level.
• Measures taken to improve availability by incentivizing production through higher MSP.
• A new Plan Scheme titled Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) has been implemented for regulating price volatility of agricultural commodities.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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