{"id":3142,"date":"2024-06-14T00:04:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T00:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=3142"},"modified":"2024-06-14T00:04:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T00:04:10","slug":"government-imposes-stock-limits-on-wheat-to-preventhoarding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/government-imposes-stock-limits-on-wheat-to-preventhoarding\/","title":{"rendered":"Government imposes stock limits on wheat to prevent\nhoarding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In order to manage overall  and to prevent hoarding and unscrupulous speculation, the government has decided to impose stock limits on wheat for traders, wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers and processors. The order will be applicable with immediate effect and will be applicable until March 31, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In order to manage overall food security and to prevent hoarding and unscrupulous speculation, the government has decided to impose stock limits on wheat for traders, wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers and processors. The order will be applicable with immediate effect and will be applicable until March 31, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Stock limits will be applicable for each entity individually such as: traders\/wholesalers- 3000 tonne; Retailer- 10 tonne for each of the retail outlets; Big Chain Retailer- 10 tonne for each outlet and 3000 tonne at all their depots and Processors &#8211; 75 per cent of annual installed capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Further, the centre has also decided to offload 15 lakh tonnes of wheat in the first phase from central pool stock under Open Market Sale Scheme to control retail prices of wheat.<\/p>\n<p>Wheat will be sold in lot sizes of 10-100 tonnes. 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