Sub: - Revision of floor rate of live chicken - Orders issued - reg.
Read: - 1. Order No. C2 - 11808/11/CT dated 23/08/2013
2. Lr. No. P13 - 1545111 dated 05/12/2015 of the Deputy Commissioner,
Palakkad.
The existing floor rate of live chicken was fixed at Rs. 95/- per Kg as per Order
read 1st above.
The Committee, constituted for the fixation of floor rate of live chicken, under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner, Palakkad held a meeting on 08/07/2015. Representatives from the various Live Chicken dealers and organizations also participated in the meeting.
It was a general opinion in the meeting that there is loss of revenue to the State in the context that the floor rate remains unaltered even when there is remarkable hike in the market price of live chicken. At present the market price of live chicken varies from Rs.11 01- to 1401- per Kg.
The Committee submitted the report vide reference 2nd paper above and has recommended the fixation of floor rate of live chicken @ 10Q per kilogram. For day old chicks and day old giriraja chicks no enhancement has been proposed.
The proposal has been examined and in order to protect the State revenue, it is decided to revise the floor rate of live chicken. Hence the following orders are issued.
ORDER NO. C2 -15221/09/CT DATED 08/0212016
In supercession of the order read 1st paper above, for the purpose of Section 8(g) and Section 47(16) A of Kerala Value Added Tax Act,2003,
(1) The floor rate of 'live chicken' imported into the State is fixed as Rs. 100
(Rupees Hundred) per kilogram.
(2) The floor rate of day old chicks and girirraja chicks will continue as fixed vide
paper read 1st.
This Order will take effect from 12/02/2016.
