Wheat Quota of 2.50 Lac MTs for Afghanistan through FCI

[Ref: DGFT Notification No. 44 dated 2nd May 2011]

Subject: Permission to export 2,50,000 MTs of wheat, in the year 2011-12, to Afghanistan, upto 31.03.2012.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby makes, with immediate effect, the following amendment in Notification No. 27(RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 28.02.2011 read with Notification No. 33(RE-2007)/2004-2009, dated 08.10.2007.

2. In notification number 33(RE 2007) 2004-09 dated 8.10.2007, a new sub para was added on 28.2.2011 by notification number 27 (RE-2010)/2009-2014. The contents of this sub para 2.11 is now substituted to read as under:

“2.11 The prohibition imposed by Notification No. 33(RE-2007)/2004-2009, dated 08.10.2007 on export of wheat shall not be applicable to export of 2,50,000 MT of wheat to Afghanistan through Food Corporation of India.”

3. The existing entry at para 3 of Notification No. 27(RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 28.02.2011 is substituted to read as under:

“3. This quantity shall be exported by Food Corporation of India out of the Central Pool stock during the Financial Year 2011-12 i.e. upto 31.03.2012.” 

4. Effect of this notification:

Notification Number 27 of 28.2.2011 permitted export of 1,00,000 MTs of wheat to Afghanistan, as a donation from Government of India to the Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan by 31.3.2011, now the quantity becomes 2,50,000 MTs and time is available upto 31.3.2012 to do so.