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Schedule, Essential Commodities Act, 1955

Schedule, Essential Commodities Act, 1955 :

(1) drugs.
Explanation : For the purposes of this Schedule, “drugs” has the meaning assigned to it in clause (b) of section 3 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940;
(2) fertilizer, whether inorganic, organic or mixed;
(3) foodstuffs, including edible oilseeds and oils;
(4) hank yarn made wholly from cotton;
(5) petroleum and petroleum products;
(6) raw jute and jute textiles;
(7) (i) seeds of food-crops and seeds of fruits and vegetables;
(ii) seeds of cattle fodder; and
(iii) jute seeds.