What is Essential Commodities Act?
The Centre has invoked the Essential Commodities Act of 1955 to ask States to monitor and verify the stocks of Arhar/Tur Dal available with traders.
The Essential Commodities Act Amendment Ordinance, 2020
The Necessary Goods Ordinance (Amendment) 2020 was promulgated on June 5, 2020. This amends the 1955 Essential Commodities Act. The Act empowers the central government to regulate, in some goods,