ORDER : Central Government after considering the recommendations made to it by The Standing Advisory Committee, constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee to formulate a road map for progressive dilution of compulsory packaging norms for food grains and sugar

The Gazette of India

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PART II-Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

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No. 624] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2002/ASADHA 21,1924²²¹⁷ GI/²⁰⁰² Co 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC.3(ii)] MINISTRY OF TEXTILES

ORDER

New Delhi, the 12th July, 2002

S.0.736(E).—Whereas the Central Government after considering the recommendations made to it by Ihe Standing Advisory Committee, constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee to formulate a road map for progressive dilution of compulsory packaging norms for foodgrains and sugar.

2. Whereas the Inter-Ministerial Coiimiiiiee, aflei considering die various at.pcUi> of llu; mallei and aflw healing the views of all cohcemed, submitted its recommendations to the Government and the Central Government, after considering the above recommendations, is satisfied that it is necessary to pack certain percentage of foodgrains and sugar in jute packaging material in the interest of the production of raw jute and of persons-engaged in the production thereof.

3. Now, therefore, in exerci sc of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 read with sub-section (1) of Section 16 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987 (10 of 1987), the Central Government hereby directs that with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the commodities specified in the column (3) of the Schedule below, shall be packed in jute packaging material, for supply or distribution, in such minimum percentage as specified in the corresponding entries in column (4) of the said Schedule for the period as mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Period

Commodities

SI. No.

Percentage of total production of commodity or class of commodities required to be packed in jute packaging material manufactured m India from raw jute, produced in India

(4)

(2)

(1)

0)

(i)

Eighty per cent (80%) Seventy five per cent (75%)

12thJuly,2002lo 30th June, 2003

Foodgrains Sugar

Foodgrains Sugar

1st July, 2003 to 30th June, 2004

Sixty per cent (60%)

Fifty per cent (50%)

4. Small consumer packs of ten kilograms and below and export packing in respect of food grains and sugar shall be exempted from the operation of this order.

5. "Sugar fortified with vitamins" shall be exempted from the purivew of this order.

[F.No.9/8/200t-Jutc]

KIRAN DHTNGRA, Jt. Secy.