REGISTERED No. D. 221 .
The Gazette of Endia
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NEW DELHI , TUESDAY , JANUARY 7 , 1964 / PAUSA 17 , 1885
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MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(Department of Food)
ORDERS
New Delhi , the 7th January 1964
G.S.R. 74. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act , 1955 ( 10 of 1955 ) , the Central Government hereby makes the following Order , namely :-
1. Short title , extent and commencement.- ( 1 ) This Order may be called the Rice (Madras ) Price Control Order , 1964 .
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Madras .
(3) It shall come into force at once .
2. Maximum prices at which rice may be sold .- ( 1 ) The maximum prices af which rice of coarse and fine varieties specified in column ( 1 ) of the Schedule to this Order may be sola by any person in quantities of 10 quintals or more in any one transaction , shall be as specified in the corresponding entries in column (2 ) of the sald Schedule .
(2) For the purpose of sub -clause ( 1 ) , the prices specified are for:-
(1) naked grain and for delivery ex -sellers ' godowns ;
( ii ) fair average quality conforming to the specifications prescribed in the appendix to the aforesaid Schedule; for rice below the fair average quality the maximum prices shall be determined by reducing the specified price by the amounts of cuts specified in the said specifications applicable to the respective variety of rice .
(3) For rice packed in soun sound new gunny bags each containing 74.6 kg . ( net ) of rice the prices specifled shall be increased byby Rs . 1.61 nP . per quintal .
THE SCHEDULE
[See clause 2 ( 1 ) ]
Variety of rice
Maximum price per quintal
(1)
(2)
Rs .
Coarse
42.87 I. Red Kar or short duration Red Kar varieties , Madhu Muzhangi , Semba- lai, Kullan Samba , Kallimatter , Puzhuthi Peratti , Mosanam , Mana- vari , Pisani Manakathi , Red Vadan Samba , Kolavazhi .
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2
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44 21 2. Vellaikar Swarnavari , Gobikar , Adt . 3 , Adt. 4, Sarapalli , Poonkar , Aru- pathan Kodai , Chitrakalai .
45.01 3. Vadan Samba (white) , Muttusamba, Thuyamalli , Kattaisamba , Rangoon Samba .
4. Nellore Samba (coarse)
45-55
5. Kattai Samba , Arai Samba and Co. 25
46.22
6. Other coarse varieties
44-21
Fine
1. Kuruvai Sirumani , Garudan Samba , Molagalukulu, Thuyamalli
48-23
4957 2. Delhi Bogum ( MUT 13 ) , Vellai Samba , Nellore Samba ( fine) , red and white Sirumani , Bayya Konda , Chingleput Sirumani , ( Co. 19 ) Sadai samba, Pattarai Samba , Kothamalli Samba,
54.25 3. Saunakrishna Katukulu , Co. 2 or Poombalai ( Periakichili ) Ptb . 15 , Ptb . 16 , Co. 5 or Chinna Samba.
55-59 4. GEB. 24, or Doppix , Anaikomban, Ayan Samba , Kasipichodi , Ko- nakuruvai .
60-28 5. Bangarutheegalu , Kamban Samba , Jeeraga Samba .
6. Other fine varieties
48-23
THE APPENDIX
[See clause 2 ( 2 ) ( il ) ]
Fair Average Quality Specifications of Rice and cuts in Maximum Price for Excessive Admixtures
The fair average quality rice shall be adequately polished, in sound, merchant- able condition , sweet , dry , clean , wholesome , of good food value and free from mould, weevils , smell , discolouration , admixture of deleterious substances and all impurities except to the extent indicated in the table below . Where the free tolerance limits are exceeded cuts shall apply as indicated in column ( 4 ) .
Kind of rice
Constituents of admixtures
Rate at which cuts shall be imposed over the free tolerance limit specified in column
(3)
Free tolerance limit for fair average quality of rice per cent
(2)
(1)
(3)
(4)
1. Brokens and fragments :
Boiled rice
Milled rice
15 Over 15 % and up to 25% at quarter value Over 25 % at two- fifths value
Raw rice
25 Over 25 % and upto 40 % at quarter value Over 40 % at half value THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
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4
3
I Over 1 % and upto 2 % at three- fourths value Over 2 % at full value
2. Dirt, foreign matter and paddy, or un- husked grains Boiled rice or raw rice
3. Damaged , discoloured and weevilled grains Boiled rice or raw rice
4. Red grains and other inferior varictics Or raw
Boiled rice rice
5. Moisture
Boiled rice Raw rice :
2.5 Over 2.5 % and upto 5 % athalf value Over 5 % at full value
6 Over 6 % at quarter value
15 14 Over 15 % at full value Over 14 % at full value
NOTE . Besides the cut shown in column ( 4) for item No. 4 for admixture of red grains and other inferior varieties in excess of 12 % additional cut at the rate of 0.67 nP . per quintal shall be imposed up to 30 % . Over 30 % a cut of Rs . 1.34 per quintal shall be imposed.
Definitions of various admixtures :
1. Brokens
Kernels which are less than 3 / 4ths but not less than 1,8th of the full grain .
2. Foreign matter
Dirt, grit , earth particles , paddy , rice kernels less than 1/8th of the whole grain , paddy and other grains shall be deemed to be foreign matter .
3. Damaged, discoloured and chalky etc.
The grain that is discoloured and spoiled by natural or unnatural factors such as loose water , excessive moisture, fungi , insects or by any other means (chalky grains having one half or more as chalky to be reckoned as " chalky " ) .
4. Red grains
Shallbe kernels or pieces of kernels which have more than 1 / 4th of their surface coated with red bran.
5. Moisture
Loose water that is lost on heating at 130 ° c for a hours .
[No. 201 ( MAS ) ( 1 ) /666/64-PY.11 . ]
G.S.R. 75. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 ( 10 of 1955 ) , the Central Government hereby makes the following Order , namely :
1. Short title, extent and commencement .- ( 1 ) This Order may be called the Madras Rice Procurement ( Levy ) Order , 1964.
( 2) It extends to the whole of the State of Madras.
(3 ) It shall come into force at once .
2. Definitions. In this Order , unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "controlled price" in relation to any variety of rice means the maximum price fixed for that variety in an order made under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 ( 10 of 1955 ) , and for the time being in force;
( b) "Enforcement Officer " means any officer of the Revenue Department of the State Government not lower in rank than that of a Revenue Inspector or any officer of the Commercial Taxes Department of the State Covernment not lower in rank than that of an Assistant Com- mercial Tax Officer ;
( c) "Purchase Officer" means-
( i ) in relation to the entire State of Madras , the Commissioner of Civil Supplies and the Secretary to the Commissioner of Civil Supplies; and THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
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( 11) in relation to the districts within that State, the District Collectors , District Revenue officers , the Joint Collector in the district of Coimbatore , the Revenue Divisional officers , the GrainGrain Purchase Officers and the Tahsildars and independent Deputy Tahsildars within their respective jurisdiction ;
(d) "licensed dealer " means a person holding a valid licence under an Order made by the State Government under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act , 1955 ( 10 of 1955 ) , for the purpose of licensing food- grains dealers ;
(e) "licensed miller " means the owner as defined in clause ( g ) of section 3 of the Rice - Milling Industry ( Regulation ) Act , 1958 ( 21 of 1958 ) , of a rice mill duly licensed under the provisions of that Act and includes the lessee or any person in charge of the rice mill ;
(f) "rice" means any variety of rice produced with the aid of power;
(g ) " rice mill " means the plant and machinery with which and the premises including the precincts thereof in which or in any part of which , rice milling operation is carried on;
(h) " State Government " means the Government of the State of Madras.
3. Levy on rice. ( 1 ) Every licensed dealer and every licensed miller shall sell to the Purchase Officer at the controlled price
(a) at the commencement of this Order ,-
( 1 ) if he is functioning in the district of Tanjavur , twenty per cent of the quantity of rice and the rice equivalent ofof twenty per cent of the quantity of paddy held in stock by him at such commencement ; and
(ii) if he is functioning in any other district, fifteen per cent of the quantity of rice and the rice equivalent of fifteen per cent of the quantity of paddy held in stock by him at such commencement ; and
(b) beginning with such commencement and until such time as the Pur- chase Officer otherwise directs ,-
(1 ) if he is functioning in the district of Tanjavur, twenty per cent of the quantity of rice and the rice equivalent of twenty per cent of the quantity of paddy obtained every day , in any manner by him ; and
(il ) if he is functioning in any other district , fifteen per cent of the quantity of rice and the rice equivalent of fifteen per cent of the quantity of paddy obtained every day, in any manner by him:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub - clause shall apply to any rice or paddy obtained by a licensed dealer or licensed miller from any other such dealer or miller, if the licensed dealer or licensed miller proves so to to the satisfaction of the Purchase Officer .
Explanation . For the purpose of this sub-clause , 1.44 quintals of paddy shall be considered as
(2) Every licensed dealer and every licensed miller who comes into possession of any stock of paddy or rice , as an agent of any other person, not for the purpose of sale or disposal , shall-
(a) furnish full particulars of the owners of such stock to the Purchase Officer or such other person , as may be authorized by him in this behalf;
(b) prove, when so required , to the satisfaction of the Purchase Officer or such other person as may be authorized by him in this behalf that the licensed dealer or licensed miller has no power of sale or disposal over the stock;
(c) continue to keep the stock in safe custody and not part with its posses- sion in any manner whatsoever, until a direction is received by him from the Purchase Officer .
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( 3 ) The rice required to be sold to the State Government under sui -clause. shall be delivered by the licensed dealer or the licensed miller to the Ford Officer or to such other person as may be authorized by him to take deliver his behalf .
(4) The Central Government may , by order notified in the official gazette , the percentage of rice and the percentage of addy stock required to be sol its rice equivalent to the Purchase Officer , bb: the licensed dealers or licen millers or by any class of licensed dealers or hensed millers under this Order.
4. Power of State Government to require aillers and dealers to mill padi held in stock by them. The State Governmen may, if it considers it necessa or expedient so to do , by order , direct that a licnsed dealer or a class of lice dealers or a licensed miller or a class of licensd millers , shall convert into the whole or a specifica part of the stock of pådy held by such licensed deal or class of licensed dealers or such licensed mier or class of licensed millers such manner and in such circumstances as mayse specified in the direction.
5. Powers of entry , search , seizure , etc. ( 1 Any Enforcement Officer with a view to securing compliance with this Cler or to satisfying himselt tha this Order has been complied with ,
( a ) enter , with such assistance as may benecessary , any rice mill or other premise , where he has reason to belve that paddy or rice is stocked
(b ) ask of an person all necessary quesons ;
( c) exam
books or documents or counts ;
( d) search any premises , vehicles or vesseland so far as may be necessary for tl at purpose , detain any personer seize rice or paddy found in suen person's possession in respect owhich he has reason to believe that a contraention of any of the visions of this Order has been , is heing or about to be committed id thereafter take or authorize the taking of all measures necessaryor the production of the stock so seized among with the receptacles a which such stock is found in a court and for their safe custody poding such production .
(2) TH
1898 ( 5 с searches
ctions 102 and 103 of te Code of Criminal Procedure, search and seizure sall , so far as may be, apply to this clause .
6. Saving. Nothing contained in this Order sill apply to such stocks of rice. or rice equivalent of paddy as are produced fm the paddy purchased by a co - operative society from producers under a trective issued by the State Government.
No. 206 ( MAS ) 667 ( 1 ) /63-PY.IL. ] B. P. BAGCHI , Jt. Secy.
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