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Bihar Rice & Paddy Procurement (Levy) Order, 2006
Bihar Rice & Paddy Procurement (Levy) Order, 2006
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Levy on Rice Produced in a Rice Mill.
Section 34. Levy Rice in conformity with uniform specifications.
Section 45. Delivery of Levy Rice.
Section 56. Payment of Levy Rice to the millers.
Section 67. Duty to comply with order or direction.
Section 78. Maintenance of Register & Report.
Section 89. Periodical verification of the Stock with the miller.
Section 910. Power of entry search seizure etc.
Section 1012. Power to Exempt.
Section 1213. Nothing in this Order shall apply to.
Section 1314. Penalties.
Section 1415. Repeal of the previous Order.
Section 151. Raw-67%
Section 12. Par-Boiled-68%
Section 2
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"content": "(a) \"Collector\" means in relation to a district, the District Magistrate and includes such other officers of the Government posted in the district as may be authorised by the State Government to perform all or any of the functions of the Collector under this order.\n(b) \"Custom Mill\" means such rice mill where paddy has been changed into rice on payment of milling of paddy charges in cash or in kinds.\n(c) \"Enforcement Officer\" means and includes the Deputy Director (Food), District Magistrate, Additional District Magistrate (Supply), Additional Collector, Special Officer incharge Rationing, Deputy Rationing Officer, Assistant Rationing Officer, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, District Supply Officer, Assistant District Supply Officer, Block Supply Officer, Marketing Officer, Supply Inspector, Block Development Officer, Circle Officer, Food Commissioner/ Secretary, Additional/ Joint/ Deputy/ Under Secretary, (Food, Supply & Commerce Department), Secretary to Food Commissioner. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Food), Superintendent of Police (Food), Deputy Superintendent of Police (Food) and any Police Officer not below the ranks of Inspector.\n(d) \"Food Corporation\" means Food Corporation of India established under Section-3 of the Food Corporation Act, 1964 (Act-37 of 1964)\n(e) \"Government\" means the State Government of Bihar.\n(f) \"Miller\" means the owner of rice mill engaged in milling of paddy and production of rice.\n(g) \"Paddy\" means paddy of the varieties described on Schedule-I.\n(h) \"Rice\" means rice of the the varieties described on Schedule-II.\n(i) \"Procurement Price\" means the minimum support price fixed by the Government of India for different varieties of Paddy and commodity of rice in Schedules III & IV respectively.\n(j) \"Rice Mill\" means the plant machinery with which and the premises including the presents thereof in which or any part of which where rice milling operation is carried on.\n(k) \"Schedule\" means a schedule appended to this order.\n(l) \"Uniform Specification\" means confirmation to the specifications as per Schedules I & II for paddy & rice respectively.\n(m) \"State Agent\" means Food Corporation of India & Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation or State Food Corporation.",
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"content": "(b) Every small Hallers & Sellers may sell 100 quintal rice to Food Corporation of India out of paddy purchased on Minimum Support Price from farmers during the Kharif Marketing Season.\n(c) Each variety of rice conforming to specification purchased or otherwise acquired & milled by him for the purpose of sale from persons other than a miller.",
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"content": "(b) In case any stock of rice offered for sale by the millers does not conform to the uniform specifications as laid down in Schedule II it shall be reconditioned or rectified by the miller at his/her own cost and risk so as to bring it in conformity with uniform specifications.",
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"content": "(b) Miller not to remove or sell stock of rice/paddy without delivering or selling apart levy:-Miller shall not remove or sell or transport rice/ paddy from one place to another unless he/she has delivered or set apart the quantity of rice/paddy demanded or payable on the basis of his stock.",
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"content": "(ii) The miller shall furnish report, return to concerned District Magistrate.",
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"content": "(b) Seizure of Stock in case of non-delivery of rice/paddy under levy. - Where the Collector or an Officer authorised by the Collector or the State Government, is satisfied that any miller has refused or is evading to deliver to the State Government, or the State Agent at his business premises the quantity of rice/paddy due as levy under this order, it shall be lawful for him to order seizure of the entire quantity of stock found within his/her premises.\n11.",
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"content": "(b) The State Government, may in public interest exempt any class or person from levy or other provisions of this Order with the prior concurrence of the Central Government",
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"content": "(i) Any other State Government, or the Central Government and\n(ii) The Food Corporation of India.",
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"content": "Schedule-I\nUniform Specification of All Varieties of Paddy\nUniform Specification of All Varieties of Paddy\n( Kharif Marketing Season 2006-07)\n( Kharif Marketing Season 2006-07)\nSchedule of Specification\nSchedule of Specification\nSl. No.\nRefractions\nMaximum Limits (%)\n1.\nForeign matter\n(a) Inorganic\n1.0\n(b) Organic\n1.0\n2.\nDamaged, discoloured, sprouted and weevilled grains\n3.0\n3.\nImmature, Shrunken and Shrivelled grains\n3.0\n4.\nAdmixture of lower class\n7.0\n5.\nMoisture\n17.0\nNote. - (i) The definitions of the above refractions and method of analysis are to be followed as per BIS method of analysis of food grains IS : 4333 (Part-I), 1996 IS :4333 (Part-II), 2002 and Terminology for food grains IS: 2813-1970, as amended from time to time.\nNote.\n(ii) The method of sampling is to be followed as per BIS method for sampling of cereals and pulses no. IS: 14818-2000.\n(iii) Within the over all limit of 1.0% for organic foreign matters, poisonous seeds shall not exceed 0.5% of which Dhatura and Akra seeds (Vicia species) not to exceed 0.025% and 0.2% respectively\nSchedule-II\nUniform Specification For Grade 'A' & Common Rice\nUniform Specification For Grade 'A' & Common Rice\n( Kharif Marketing Season 2006-07)\n( Kharif Marketing Season 2006-07)\nSchedule of Specification\nSchedule of Specification\nSl. No.\nRefractions\nMaximum Limit (%)\nGrade 'A'\nCommon\n1.\nBrokens*\nRaw\n25.0\n25.0\nParboiled\n16.0\n16.0\n2.\nForeign Matter**\nRaw/Parboiled\n0.5\n0.5\n3.\nDamaged/Slightly Damaged\nRaw\n2.0#\n2.0#\nParboiled\n4.0\n4.0\n4.\nDiscoloured Grains\nRaw\n3.0\n3.0\nParboiled\n5.0\n5.0\n5.\nChalky Grains\nRaw\n5.0\n5.0\n6.\nRed Grains\nRaw/Parboiled\n3.0\n3.0\n7.\nAdmixture of lower class\nRaw/Parboiled\n8.0\n-\n8.\nDehusked Grains\nRaw/Parboiled\n12.0\n12.0\n9.\nMoisture content***\nRaw/Parboiled\n14.0\n14.0\n* Including 1% small brokens.\n** Not more than 0.25% by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10% by weight shall be impurities of animal origin.\n*** Rice (both Raw and Parboiled) can be procured with moisture content upto a maximum limit of 15% with value cut. There will be no value cut up to 14% Between 14% to 15% moisture, value cut will be applicable at the rate of full value.\n# Rice having incidence of pin point damage to the extent of 1% over & above 2%. Damage/Slightly Damage grains may be accepted without any value cut.\nNotes Applicable to the Specification of Grade 'A' and Common Varieties of Rice\nNotes Applicable to the Specification of Grade 'A' and Common Varieties of Rice\nAnalysis Procedure :-\nW = Total grains in 5 grams of sample.\nSchedule-III\nProcurement Price of Paddy ( Kharif Marketing Season 2006-07)\nProcurement Price of Paddy ( Kharif Marketing Season 2006-07)\nSl. No.\nVariety of Paddy\nRate (Rs. Per quintal)\n1.\nCommon\n580/-\n2.\nGrade \"A\"\n610/-\nSchedule-IV\nRates of Levy Rice ( Kharif Marketing Season 2006-07).\nRates of Levy Rice ( Kharif Marketing Season 2006-07).\nSchedule-V\nPercentage of Extractions of Rice from Paddy.\nVariety & Types of Rice\nThe Entire Area of Bihar\nAll groups of rice",
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