Coronavirus Lockdown: Government to amend Essential Commodities Act to deregulate cereals, edible oil, pulses | ||
Friday, 15 May 2020 ()
The government will amend the six-and-a-half-decade old Essential Commodities Act to deregulate food items, including cereals, edible oil, oilseeds, pulses, onion and potato, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. The amendment, besides deregulating production and sale of food products, will provide for no stock... |
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