No.7-2/2015-S&IGovernment of India

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public DistributionDepartment of Food & Public Distribution

Krishi Bhawan, New DelhiDated the so"March, 2015

To,The Principal Secretary,Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department,Government ofGujarat,GANDHINAGAR.

FAXNo. 079-23251199Subject:- Relaxation in Uniform specifications of wheat for Rabi Marketing Season

2015-16in Gujarat.Sir,

I am directed to refer to Letter. No. Edu(P&S),H&T,F&CS,L&PIIVIP/23/2014, dated20.3.2015 from Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Hon'ble Minister of Education(Primary &Adult), Higher and Technical Education, Food, Civil supplies and Consumer affairs,Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Gujarat seeking relaxation inspecifications of wheat for Rabi Marketing Season 20] 5-20] 6 due to unseasonal rainfall inGujarat.

2. In order to reduce the hardship of farmers and to avoid distress sale of wheat, it hasbeen decided to procure wheat in Gujarat with the following relaxations in the uniformspecifications of wheat during the Rabi Marketing Season 2015-16 with immediate effect:

(i) Lustre lost wheat containing up to 10% affected kernels may be purchased withoutvalue cut.

(ii) Lustre lost wheat containing more than 10% and up to 25% affected kernels may bepurchased with 1I4thof one full value cut on flat basis.

3. Wheat so procured shall be stacked and accounted for separately.4. Lustre lost wheat will be issued on over-riding priority irrespective of FIFO principleand will be consumed with in the State of Gujarat for TPDS and other welfare schemes only.

Yours faithfully,~.~:::::::~~===- J_ ~ ~-. .~+=======(Dr. Subhash Gupta)

Joint Commissioner(S&R)r!!! 2338 9625

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