India’s financial sector has a set of independent regulators, under the finance ministry. Independent regulation of infrastructure is more recent. There are appellate tribunals for telecommunications, electricity and competition. Also, independent regulatory commissions are proposed for coal, national highways, railways, etc.

<p><table width='100%' border=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #0253B7;'><B>S L Rao:</B> Making regulators work</td></tr><tr><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11px; '>A critical look at the Planning Commission

S L Rao: Making regulators work

A critical look at the Planning Commissions draft Bill on regulatory reforms

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