REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 92] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1969/JYAISTHA 3, 1891
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MINISTRY OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
AND COOPERATION
(Department of Food)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th May 1969
G.S.R. 1237.—The following draft of rules further to amend the Rice Milting Indus- try (Regulation and Licensing) Rules, 1959, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the Rice-Milling Industry (Regulation) Act, 1958, (21 of 1958), is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby, and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken into consideration on or after the 24th June. 1969.
Any objections or suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft before the aforesaid date will be taken into consideration by the Central Government.
Draft Rules
1. These rules may be called the Rice Milling Industry (Regulation and Licensing) Amendment Rules, 1969.
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368 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PAIT II—2. ID the Rico Milling Industry (Regulation and Licensing) Rules, 1959—
(1) for sub-rule (3) of rule 3, the following sub-rulos shall be substituted, namely:—
"(3) At the time of granting a permit lor the establishment of a new rice mill or recommencement of milling operations in a defunct rice mill, for the purpose of producing raw rice, the authority empowered to grant permit may im- pose all or any of the following conditions, namely :—
(a) in caso the proposed mill consists of more than one huller, the applicant shall ensure that no such huller is utilised for dehusking paddy and that for the purpose of such dehusking such applicant instals either an under- runner sheller and a paddy separator or rubber roll sheller along with a paddy cleaner and a paddy separator at any tune before such establishment or recommencement of milling operations in a defunct rice mill;
(b)in case the proposed mill is a sheller-cwn-huller type mill and the sheller unit consists of an under-runner sheller with a paddy separator, the applicant thall ensure that—
(i) within a period of two years from the date ot the grant of permit or in ex- ceptional cases within such extended period as the said authority may specify in this behalf, he instals a rubber roll shelJer with a paddy cleaner and a paddy separator in place of the under-ruuner sheller equipment;
(ii) he does not utilise the huller for dehusking paddy;
(iii) he utilises the huller only for polishing of rice till such time as directions to the contrary are received by him from the said authority or the licensing officer, and
(c) ir? case the proposed mill is a sheller type, the applicant shall ensure that within a period of two yeats from the date of grant of the permit or in exceptional cases within such extended period as the said authority may specify in this behalf, he replaces the sheller equipment by a rubber-roller fitted with paddy cleaner and paddy separator:
Provided that unless directions to the contrary are received from the said authority or the licensing officer, any applicant for a permit with more than one huller shall ensure that he utilises the huller only for polishing the dehusked paddy.
(3 A) At the time of granting a permit for the establishment of a new rice mill or recommencement of milling operations in a defunct rice mill, for the purpose of producing boiled rice, in addition to the conditions specified in sub-rule (3) in relation to the type of rice mill proposed to be established, the authority empowered to grant the permit may impose all or any of the followlnn conditions, namely :—
(a) The applicant shall, at any time before such establishment or recommence- ment, instal parboiling equipment consisting of—
(i) steeping and steaming tanks with arrangements for circulation of hot water and steaming of a continuous soaker steamer.
(ii) a mechanical drier fitted with tempering bins; and
(b) the applicant shall ensure that parboiled paddy is produced according to the
following process, namely :—
The paddy is soaked either in batch or continuous, soaker-steamer at elevated temperature of 60—75°C for two-and-a-half to three hours followed by gelatinizing the rice grains by direct steaming for three to five minutes. The steamed paddy is then immediately cooled to the room temperature and dried in a mechanical drier with proper conditioning'."
SBC 3(i)] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 369(2) in the Schedule,—
(a) in Form I, for item 5. the fololwing item shal lbc substituted, namely:— 5. Details of milling machinery: —
(a) Type, whether huller, shellcr or combined sheller/huller. (b) Diameter of Ihc Rrindinn stones. (c) Number of Blinding stones.
(d) Whether fixed with under runner iheller or rubber rollers (for shelkrs).
(e) Whether unit consists of a battery of hullers; if so, the number of hullers; (f) Make of the huller (giving the number of type). (g) Whether paddy separator has been installed, if so the number of sieves, (h) How polishing will be done.
(i) In case rubber rollers are to be installed, whether paddy cleaners will alao be attached.
(j) Details of boiling equipment (for mills producina boiled rice).
(k) In the case of rice mill producing chira,—
(i) The number of pans and the diameter and rim-height of each pan; and (ii) The number of rollers, and the- diameter of each roller.";
(b) in Form U,
(i) for items 5 and 6 the following items shall be substituted, namely:—
"5. Details of milling machinery:—
(a) For dehusking paddy. (b) For polishing.
6. Details of boiling equipment (for mills producing par-boiled rice}." (ii) after item 8, the following item shall be inserted, namely:—
9. This permit is granted subject to the following conditions, namely :—
(here insert conditions to be imposed)
(c) in Form HI, for item 5, the following items shall be substituted, namely:— 5. Details of milling machinery:—-
(a) Type, whether huller. sheller or combined shcllcr/huller. (b) Diameter of the grinding stone. (c) Number of grinding stones.
(d) Whether fixed with under runner sheller or rubber rollers (for shelters). (e) Whether unit consists of a battery of hullers, if so, the number of hullers. (f) Make of the huller (giving the number and type).
(g) Whether paddy separator has been installed, if so the number of sieves. 00 How polishing will be done.
(1) In case rubber rollers are to be installed, whether paddy cleaners will also be attached.
(j) Details of boiling equipment (for mills producing boiled rico).
(k) In the case of a rice mill producing chira,—
(i) The number of pans and the diameter and rim-height of each pan; and
(ii) The number of rollers and the diameter of each roller;
5A. In case any conditions have been imposed for issue of the permit under sub- rule (3) or sub-rule (3A) of rule 3, the time within which such conditions will be fulfilled*.;
(d) in Form IV, for items (1) to (.7) of paragraph I the following Items shall bo substituted, n a m e l y :—
"(1) Engine/Prime Mover, make and Horse Power4
3 70 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART U—SBC 3(3) Details of boiling equipment, (in case of mills producing par-boiled rice). (4) In the case of a rice-mill producing child,—
(i) the number of pans, and the diameter and rim-height of each pan; and (ii) the number of rollers and the diameter of each roller,
(5) Capacity per diem (based on 8 hours working)";
(e) in Form IV, in paragraph 3,—
(i) for condition (3B), the following condition shall be substituted, namely:— "(3B) (a) If the licensee wishes to replace the whole or any part of the machinery of the rice mill specified in paragraph 1 of the licence to give effect to the directions received by him from the licensing officer to improve existing machinery, or for replacement of existing machinery, or for use of improved methods of rice milling and polishing of rice in accordance with the Act and the rules made thereunder, he may do so without prior permission of the licensing officer subject to the condition that such replacement does not result in an increase in the productive capacity of the rice mill, except where such replacement has been carried out in accordance with the provi- sions contained in the Act and the rules aforesaid,
(b) Notwithstanding anything in clause (a), the licensee shall intimate all such re- placements or improvements to the licensing officer within one month of such replacement or improvement Where any alteration becomes neces- sary in the description of the machinery in the licence as a result of such replacement or improvement, the licensee shall forward to the licensing officer the licence alone with such intimation;":
(li) after condtion (3C), the following conditions shall be inserted, namely:— "(3D) The licensee shall ensure that within a period of two years from the date of Order imposing the conditions hereinafter specified or, in exceptional cases, such extended period, as may be specified in this behalf by the licensing officer:—
(a) where the rice mill consists of more than one huller,—
(i) he shall not utilise the huller for dehusking paddy, but utilise it only for polish- ing rice, and
(il) he shall instal either an underrunner sheller with a paddy separator or a rub- ber roller with paddy cleaner and paddy separator;
(b) where the rice mill is a combined sheller-cum-huller typo,
(i) he shall not utilise the huller for dehusking paddy, but utilise it only for polish- Ing of rice, and
(ii) he shall instal a rubber roller with paddy cleaner and paddy separator; and
(c) where the rice mill is a sheller type, he shall replace ihe underrunner sheller by machinery consisting of a rubber roller with paddy cleaner and paddy sepa- rator.
(3E) The licensee shall further ensure that where the rice mill Is utilised for producing boiled rice, he shall, within a period of two years from the date of Order imposing tho condition herein contained or in exceptional cases such extended period as may be specified In this behalf by the licensing officer—
(a) instal a boiling equipment consisting of—
(i) steeping and steaming tanks with arrangements for circulation of hot water and steaming on a continuous soaker stoumer: (ii) a mechanical drier fitted with tempering bins; and
(b) produce par-boiled paddy according to the following process, namely:—
The paddy Is soaked either in batch of continuous soaker-steamer at elevated tem- perature of 60—75°C for two-and-a-half to three hours followed by gela- tinizing the rice grains by direct steaming for three to five minutes. The steamed paddy Is then immediately cooled to the room temperature and dried in a mechanical drier with proper conditioning.'.
[No. 209(GENL) (1V10P7/67-PY-IL]
R. BALASUBRAMANIAN, Joint Secy.
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