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Legal Central Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Essential Commodities Act, 1955

Notification regarding amendment to wheat stock limits under the Essential Commodities Act

16-Jan-2026 | No. 222

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Food and Public Distribution, has issued an order dated 16 January 2026 amending the earlier notification dated 27 May 2025 issued under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The amendment revises the stock limit provisions applicable to wheat for all States and Union Territories.

As per the amended order, wheat stock limits have been prescribed up to 31 March 2026 for traders or wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers, and processors. Traders or wholesalers are permitted to hold up to 2000 metric tonnes, retailers up to 8 metric tonnes per retail outlet, and big chain retailers up to 8 metric tonnes per outlet subject to the overall cap linked to the number of outlets. Processors are allowed to hold stocks up to sixty percent of their monthly installed capacity multiplied by the remaining months till April 2026. All concerned entities are required to declare and regularly update their wheat stock position on the Department of Food and Public Distribution portal and reduce excess stocks to the prescribed limits within fifteen days of issuance of this order.

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