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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”.
‘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.
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.
Explained: What is the Essential Commodities Act, and how will amending it help?
June 29, 2020 2:59 pm
By declaring a commodity as essential, the government can control the production, supply, and distribution of that commodity, and impose a stock limit.
Key agricultural reforms cleared, farmers freed from mandis
June 04, 2020 2:38 pm
Calling it a “historic day for agriculture”, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the reforms will largely free the sector from a system of inspectors and permits.
Cabinet amends Essential Commodities Act, approves ordinance to ease barrier-free trade
June 03, 2020 7:29 pm
"The Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approved historic amendment to Essential Commodities Act.The regulatory environment has been liberalised for farmers through this," Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said at the media briefing.
Cabinet may soon okay plan to promulgate Ordinance to amend Essential Commodities Act
May 17, 2020 7:07 am
Asked about the timeline by which the government wants to amend the EC Act, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said “nothing is impossible”.
On CMs’ table today: Plan to revamp permit-raj food laws
June 15, 2019 11:13 am
The proposal holds significance given that the EC Act arms the government with powers to impose stock limits and movement restrictions on agricultural commodities.
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