It's time to free the financial sector of IndiaIndia's deregulation efforts risk being undermined by neglecting the financial sector. While other sectors have dedicated commissions, fina...
15 Apr, 2025, 11.03 PM IST
Govt readying 23-point reform template to ease business regulationsThe Centre is developing a 23-point reform plan to simplify business operations by enhancing a single-window clearance system, reducing ins...
10 Mar, 2025, 05.03 PM IST
PM Modi pitches for deregulation commission to boost investment-friendly ecosystemPrime Minister Narendra Modi, while pitching for a deregulation commission, highlighted India's push for investment-friendly regulatory ref...
24 Feb, 2025, 11.16 PM IST
Capping of airfares violates competition norms: Ashok Chawla, CCI chairmanTerming that the move would be 'antithetical' to competition as well as deregulation, Chawla stressed that market forces should be allowed ...
16 Aug, 2015, 01.52 PM IST
Probe against realty firms is in progress: CCI chief Ashok ChawlaCompetition Commission today said the probe into suspected unfair business practices by around 20 realty players is in progress.
19 Nov, 2014, 11.20 PM IST
Dharmendra Pradhan asks oil PSUs to buckle up for challenge as diesel nears market rateOnce diesel attains market rate, the government will have to take Cabinet approval for formally lifting pricing curbs.
02 Sep, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
Reliance Industries, Essar may resume fuel retailing by DiwaliThe price differential between the market price and sale price of diesel has narrowed down to Rs 1.33 paisa per litre since August.
19 Aug, 2014, 11.09 AM IST
Fuel dealers seek hike in commissionPetroleum dealers have pressed for a substantial hike in their commission and asked the OMCs to periodically revise commission rates in vie...
16 Jul, 2013, 10.17 PM IST
CCI starts probe into alleged cartelisation in petrol pricesFair trade regulator Competition Commission has started investigation into alleged cartelisation by oil marketing companies in fixing petro...
21 May, 2013, 03.34 PM IST
Sugar industry needs to get deregulated: Siddharth Shriram, Mawana Sugars"With deregulation of the sugar industry, the competition element will increase, the prices will become better for the customer."
14 Mar, 2013, 01.39 PM IST
CCI to seek information from state oil firms on petrol pricingAsked about diesel prices, Ashok Chawla said that diesel is still a policy issue of the government and therefore CCI had no role in its pri...
06 Jan, 2013, 02.01 PM IST
Diesel price hike & LPG capping gives space to RBI to act: Montek SinghBacking the decision to hike diesel price and cap on subsidised LPG, Plan panel said the country needs lot of tough decisions.
14 Sep, 2012, 04.32 PM IST
- Congress MPs get Montek Singh Ahluwalia's lecture on need to reduce subsidy burden
At a lecture organised on the state of the economy, at least 40 Congress MPs heard out Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahl...
23 Aug, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- Finance Ministry against complete urea price decontrol
The Finance Ministry has shot down freeing urea prices from government control, saying complete deregulation of the sector may impact farme...
31 Jan, 2012, 07.38 PM IST
- Economy can do better than 7.6 pc this fiscal: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
The Planning Commission today said that the economy could do better than 7.6 per cent growth for this fiscal as projected by the RBI.
25 Oct, 2011, 08.58 PM IST
- Government may free diesel prices if crude touches $150/barrel
Government had in June last year agreed in-principle to deregulate diesel prices, as recommended by Kirit Parikh Committee.
03 Mar, 2011, 01.24 PM IST
- Deregulate diesel prices as soon as possible: Montek
Asked if hike in diesel rates would raise fuel inflation, Ahluwalia said further subsidising oil prices would result in high fiscal deficit.
29 Dec, 2010, 07.27 PM IST