Centre government has revised Wheat Stock Limit until 31st March, 2025. In order to manage the overall food security and to prevent hoarding and unscrupulous speculation, the Government of India imposed stock limits on Wheat applicable to Traders/Wholesalers, Retailers, Big Chain Retailers and Processors in all States and Union Territories. The Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order, 2024 was issued on 24 June 2024 and revised on 09 September 2024 & on 11 December 2024 and was applicable for all States and Union Territories. As part of continuous efforts to moderate prices of wheat, Central Government has decided to revise the Wheat Stock limit applicable until 31st March 2025 as follows: For Trader/ Wholesaler, Revised Wheat Stock Limit is 250 MT compared to existing 1000 MT. For Retailer, it is 4 MT for each Retail outlet compared to 5 MT right now. For Big Chain Retailer' the limit is 4 MT for each outlet subject to maximum quantity of (4 multiplied by total number of outlets) MT stock at all their outlets & Depots put together, compared to 5 MT right now. For Processor, revised limit is 50% of Monthly Installed Capacity (MIC) multiplied by remaining months till April 2025. There is no change in this limit.

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