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Bill to compensate farmers for adulterated seeds introduced in Maharashtra Assembly

August 04, 2023 7:10 pm

The bill provides for payment of compensation within one month and provision for 12 per cent per annum interest in case of delayed payment.

Govt will bring seed supply to farmers under Essential Commodities Act: Fadnavis

July 18, 2023 5:43 pm

Under the Essential Commodities Act, if arrested for supplying spurious seeds, it will be a non-bailable and cognisable offence.

Special CBI court convicts ex-cop for accepting bribe of Rs 5,000

November 22, 2022 7:54 am

During the trial, the defense counsel argued that the accused has been falsely implicated. The court, however, after hearing the arguments held the accused guilty on Monday.

Maharashtra: Co-accused of Telgi in petrol adulteration case gets 5 days' imprisonment

August 12, 2022 9:05 am

The court found Alimuthu Durairaj Ravichandar guilty under charges of criminal conspiracy and relevant provisions of the Essential Commodities Act.

Pune: LPG refilling racket busted, four held

May 24, 2022 11:55 am

The Pune rural police seized 273 cylinders stored illegally and unsafely at a makeshift facility in Shirur on Monday.

Man arrested for ‘selling’ 42 fake vials of mucormycosis drug

June 10, 2021 3:36 am

According to police, Hitesh Makwana, a native of Visvadi village in Surendranagar, was held by a team of Amraiwadi police station for allegedly supplying 42 vials of amphotericin B injections to Ahmedabad based Niket Parmar.

Need to control prices of certain commodities is historically contingent

January 22, 2021 9:18 am

Bibek Debroy writes: Before liberalisation, there were around 80 Union government-level orders and around 150 state government-level orders decreeing various items as “essential”.

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‘Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act should be called Food Hoarding (Freedom for Corporates) Act’

December 18, 2020 9:58 am

“It has been established that when there is a price rise in the retail market, the benefit is not passed on to the farmers, who sell at low prices mostly, and high prices of commodities will affect consumers too,” it added.

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Redefining essential items: Why it was needed, and who it will impact

September 26, 2020 7:59 am

An amendment to Essential Commodities Act, 1955 deregulates key foodstuffs except under extraordinary circumstances. Why was the need felt, and why have farmers and the Opposition raised concerns over it?

Will challenge Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill in court: Punjab CM

September 16, 2020 1:37 am

Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which seeks to deregulate food items, including cereals, pulses and onion, a move aimed at transforming the farm sector and raising farmers' income.