Chennai: Enacting the Tamil Nadu Paddy/Rice (stock limit) control order, 2026, the State government announced the stock limit for wholesale and sellers, millers, importers processors, urging the legal entities to declare the stock position on the portal of the department of consumer affairs and ensure that the stocks held by them did not exceed the limit.
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette notification on Friday said that in exercise of the powers conferred under the Essential Commodities Act control of stock limit of paddy and rice was being fixed to maintain the supplies and for securing their equitable distribution and availability at fair prices.
According to the notification, wholesalers can hold only 2000 MT for paddy and rice, while retailers can stock only 8 MT for each outlet, big chain retail shops up to 8 MT, millers not more than one month production capacity, importers not to hold imported stocks for more than 45 days of customs clearance and processors not more than 60 percent of the monthly installed capacity.
Another order notified the ‘Tamil Nadu Tur and Urad Pulses Storage Control’ and said that wholesalers could hold only 200 MT of each of the pulses and retailers and big chain retail outlets 5 MT of each of the pulses. Millers can have only the production of three months or 25 percent of total installed capacity and imports cannot hold stock for more than 45 days after customs clearance.
The notifications said that paddy, rice and pulses stocks should be regularly declared and updated on the portal of Consumer Affairs.
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