The Tamil Nadu administration has established clear holding caps across supply chains, limiting wholesalers to 2,000 metric tonnes of paddy and rice while restricting retailers to eight tonnes per outlet. For tur dal and urad dal, wholesale limits are fixed at 200 metric tonnes per variety, alongside strict operating caps for processors and millers. Importers are also restricted, barred from holding imported stocks of rice or pulses for longer than 45 days after customs clearance. These controls will stay in effect for three months for pulses and run through January 31, 2027, for rice.
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The stock limits were enacted with central government concurrence to deter hoarding and m…: The stock limits were enacted with central government concurrence to deter hoarding and maintain fair commodity prices.
All affected market entities are required to regularly declare their existing inventories…: All affected market entities are required to regularly declare their existing inventories on the Department of Consumer Affairs portal.
The regulatory caps remain active for three months on pulses and extend through January 3…: The regulatory caps remain active for three months on pulses and extend through January 31, 2027, for rice.
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Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has imposed stock limits on paddy, rice and pulses to curb hoarding, ensure equitable distribution and maintain the availability of these commodities at fair prices.
Amid skyrocketing prices of rice and other essential commodities, and opposition criticism targeting the TVK regime, the state government, with the prior concurrence of the Centre, issued Government Orders declaring limits for stocking rice, tur dal and urad dal.
Under the orders, the stock limit for paddy and rice is 2,000 metric tonnes (MT) for a wholesaler and eight tonnes for a retailer (for each outlet).
A miller can hold stock of not more than one month's production capacity. For a processor, the limit is 60 per cent of the Monthly Installed Capacity (MIC) multiplied by the number of months remaining till January 2027.
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