the meghalaya roller flour mills and chakki mills wheat products

THE MEGHALAYA ROLLER FLOUR MILLS AND CHAKKI MILLS WHEAT PRODUCTS
[ EX ‐ MILL ] PRICE CONTROL ORDER, 1980.
NO. SUP. 69 / 78 / 80, dated 20 th September, 1980. ::: Whereas the Govt. of
Meghalaya is of opinion that it is necessary and expedient so to do for maintaining
supplies of Wheat Produced by Roller Flour Mills and Chakki Mills in the State and making
them available at fair Prices.
Now therefore, in exercise of the Power conferred by Section ‐ 3, of the
Essential Commodities Act, 1955, [ 10 of 1955 ] read with the Orders of the Govt. of India
in the Ministry of Agriculture ( Department of Food ), NO. G.S.R. 452 ( E ), dated the 25 th
October, 1972, and NO. G.S.R. 168 ( E ), dated the 13 th March, 1973, and with prior
concurrence of the Central Govt., the Governor of Meghalaya hereby makes the following
Order, namely :‐
01. Short title, extend and commencement :‐
(1) This Order may be called the Meghalaya Roller Flour Mills and Chakki Mills
Wheat Products [ Ex ‐ Mill ] Control Order, 1980.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Meghalaya.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
02. Definition :‐ In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires :‐
(a)
(b)
(c)
" Roller Flour Mills " means a Flour Mill in which disintegration of Wheat is done by
Grooved Steel or Iron Roller worked by Power.
" Chakki Mill " means a milling process in which disintegration of Wheat is done by Power or
Diesel Engine.
" Wheat Products. " means Suji, Maida, Atta, Wholemeal Atta and Bran produced in Roller
Flour Mills and also Wholemeal Atta and Bran produced in Chakki Mill.
03. Maximum Ex ‐ Mill Prices of Wheat Products :‐
(1) No Owner or other Person Incharge of a Roller Flour Mill or Chakki Mill shall sell or
offer for sale, ex ‐ Mill, any of the Wheat Products specified in Column ‐ ( 1 ) of Table ‐ 1
annexed to this Order at a price exceeding the price specified in corresponding entry in
Column ‐ ( 2 ) of the aforesaid Table.
(2) The production of different kinds of Wheat Products in the Roller Flour Mills and the
Chakki Mills shall be in accordance with the extraction Percentage specified in the
corresponding entry in Column ‐ ( 3 ) of Table ‐ 1.

04. Maximum Wholesale and Retail prices of Wheat Products :‐
The Deputy Commissioners and the Sub ‐ Divisional Officers of the State shall fix the maximum
Wholesale and Retail Price of Wheat Products of the Areas within their jurisdiction on the
basis of guidelines issued by the State Govt. from time to time taking into consideration the
following, namely :‐
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
Ex ‐ Mill Prices.
Sales Tax on containers.
Freight charges from destination ( mills premises ) to District / Sub ‐ Divisional Head Quarters.
Handling charges both at dispatching points and at destination points, if not already included in
the Freight charges.
Wholesaler’s Profit Margin.
Retailer’s Profit Margin.

TABLE ' 1 '
[ See Clause – 3 ]
Name of Wheat Products ( fines ) Prices in Rupees per Quintals
produced by Roller Flour Mills
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
Ex ‐ Mill Retail
Extraction Percentage of Wheat
or Wheat Products
1 [ Maida Rs. 216.75 Rs. 232.20 49 per cent
Suji Rs. 212.00 Rs. 227.45 2 per cent
Atta Rs. 135.00 30 per cent
Bran Rs. 75.00 17 per cent
Name of Wheat Products
(Wholemeal Atta and Bran)
produced by Roller Flour Mills.
Wholemeal Atta Rs. 148.91 91 per cent
Bran Rs. 75.00 8 per cent
Name of Wheat Products
(Wholemeal Atta and Bran)
produced by Chakki Mills.
49 per cent
Wholemeal Atta Rs. 148.91 91 per cent
Bran Rs. 75.00 8 per cent