Amendment to the Essential Commodities Act 1955 relating to determination of price of levy sugar
The Union Cabinet today approved insertion of a new Explanation under sub-section (3C) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act 1955. This amendment is being made only as a measure of legal safeguard to clarify beyond doubt that the factors of price of levy sugar mentioned in sub-section (3C) do not include the price paid or payable under any order or any enactment of any State Government and any price agreed to between the producer and the grower of sugarcane. The approved amendment does not, in any way, alter the present status regarding the power of the State Governments to fix the State Advised Price of sugarcane.
