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House panel seeks spl digital division in CCI to bridge enforcement gaps

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce says antitrust body needs to be strengthened to bridge gaps

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The panel has pointed to the increasing threat of anticompetitive practices like deep discounting. It has called for the creation of a ‘holistic framework’ to address such issues

Sourabh Lele New Delhi
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) needs to strengthen its enforcement powers, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce has recommended, urging that a digital market division should be created within the antitrust body to bridge the existing gaps in enforcement of rules in digital markets. The committee has also suggested participation from all existing regulators concerned with e-commerce, such as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and Reserve Bank of India, in creating the expert division.

The committee also took a hard stance

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