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Key Points

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Maximum sugar each shop can store: 1,000 big bags (called quintals) in most places

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Kolkata and Assam can store up to 2,000 big bags

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Shops can keep sugar for only 15 days before they must sell it

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Prices are going down because of the new rules

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Summary

Stores can only keep a certain amount of sugar and for a short time ⏰

In some cities like Kolkata and Assam, they can keep a little more because it is far away 🚚

These rules help keep sugar prices low and stop people from buying too much at once 💰

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New Words to Learn

5 words
quintal
a big bag that weighs about 100 kilograms
stock
the amount of something that is kept in a store
limit
the biggest amount that is allowed
hoarding
keeping too much of something and not sharing it
price
how much money you need to buy something
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