Shillong, Nov 05: The Government of Meghalaya has notified and re-published in the official gazette the amendment to the Essential Commodities Act 1955 which shall come into force with immediate effect.
This is in pursuance to the Central Government’s order to amend the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016 to be called the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions of Specified Foodstuffs (Second Amendment) Order, 2020.
In the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016, in clause 3, in sub-clause(2), after the item (iii), the following item shall be inserted namely, (iv) Onion for a period upto the 31st December, 2020 with stock limits of 25 MT for wholesaler and 2 MT for retailers for all the States and Union Territories, provided that an importer, being a wholesaler or retailer or dealer shall be exempted for the imported stock of onions.
