| The government has exempted commodities kept in regulated warehouses from the purview of stock limits effected by state governments to curb hoarding under the Essential Commodities Act.
This was one of the key reforms that commodity markets regulator Forward Markets Commission (FMC) was pushing with the Consumer Affairs Ministry for last few years. In a latest circular, the commission said: "Department of Consumer Affairs has informed that the commodities kept in regulated warehouse (registered by the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority) have been exempted from stock holding limits under the Essential Commodity Act, 1955." ..............................................Full Article: Source
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