Food Aid Exports of Non Basmati by PSUs Allowed

[DGFT Notification No. 76 dated 23^rd September 2011]

Subject: Export of non-Basmati rice by the Public Sector Undertakings and Government organizations under Food Aid Programme and Under bi-lateral Trade Agreement between Government of India and Government of Maldives.

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the 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 amends Notification No. 71 (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 09.09.2011, with immediate effect, as under.

2. Sub-para 2.1 and 2.2 are added at the end of para 2 in the Notification No. 71 (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 09.09.2011, as follows:

2. ……………

“2.1 Export of non-Basmati rice by the Public Sector Undertakings or by any other government organizations under Food Aid Programme shall be permitted.

2.2. Export of non-Basmati rice under bi-lateral trade agreement between Government of India and Government of Maldives shall be permitted”.

3. Effect of this notification

As it was the situation earlier, now export of non-Basmati rice under Food Aid Programme is permitted freely by PSUs or by government organizations also. Export of non-Basmati rice under agreement between India and Maldives will be permitted.