Govt appoints Ravneet Kaur as CCI Chairperson 

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Ravneet Kaur will take over as the first full-time woman Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), a put up that has been lying vacant since October ultimate yr.

Kaur, a 1988 Punjab cadre IAS officer, can be the fifth full-time Chairperson of the truthful commerce regulator, which started functioning in 2009.

An official order from the appointments committee of the cabinet has authorised the appointment of 59-year-old Kaur. 

There has been no full-time Chairperson for the rivals regulator since Ashok Kumar Gupta demitted from office in October 2022. CCI Member Sangeeta Verma has been showing as a result of the Chairperson since October ultimate yr.

Currently, Kaur is serving as a result of the Special Chief Secretary at Cooperation Department in Punjab authorities. She has moreover served in quite a few completely different roles throughout the state. Kaur has labored on the Centre from 2006 to 2012, along with as Joint Secretary throughout the Department of Financial Services and as soon as extra all through 2015-2019 interval.

She served as a result of the Chairman and Managing Director of the India Tourism Development Corporation from July 2017 to July 2019.

The appointment of Kaur is perhaps for a interval of 5 years from the date of assuming price or till the date of undertaking the age of 65 years or until extra orders, whichever is the earliest, as per the order.

The Chairperson will get a consolidated wage of Rs 4,50,000 per 30 days with out residence and vehicle, it added.

Kaur is perhaps taking on the reins of the CCI at a time when quite a few situations related to digital home, along with these pertaining to Google and Apple, are being pursued by the regulator.

Also, the watchdog, ultimate week, opened an inquiry in opposition to Google for alleged non-compliance with its order handed in October 2022 in relation to its Play Store insurance coverage insurance policies.

Meanwhile, quite a few amendments have been made to the rivals laws simply recently.

The amendments search to promote the advantage of doing enterprise along with enhance the framework to discourage entities from indulging in unfair enterprise practices.

NEW DELHI: Ravneet Kaur will take over as the first full-time woman Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), a put up that has been lying vacant since October ultimate yr.

Kaur, a 1988 Punjab cadre IAS officer, can be the fifth full-time Chairperson of the truthful commerce regulator, which started functioning in 2009.

An official order from the appointments committee of the cabinet has authorised the appointment of 59-year-old Kaur. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

There has been no full-time Chairperson for the rivals regulator since Ashok Kumar Gupta demitted from office in October 2022. CCI Member Sangeeta Verma has been showing as a result of the Chairperson since October ultimate yr.

Currently, Kaur is serving as a result of the Special Chief Secretary at Cooperation Department in Punjab authorities. She has moreover served in quite a few completely different roles throughout the state. Kaur has labored on the Centre from 2006 to 2012, along with as Joint Secretary throughout the Department of Financial Services and as soon as extra all through 2015-2019 interval.

She served as a result of the Chairman and Managing Director of the India Tourism Development Corporation from July 2017 to July 2019.

The appointment of Kaur is perhaps for a interval of 5 years from the date of assuming price or till the date of undertaking the age of 65 years or until extra orders, whichever is the earliest, as per the order.

The Chairperson will get a consolidated wage of Rs 4,50,000 per 30 days with out residence and vehicle, it added.

Kaur is perhaps taking on the reins of the CCI at a time when quite a few situations related to digital home, along with these pertaining to Google and Apple, are being pursued by the regulator.

Also, the watchdog, ultimate week, opened an inquiry in opposition to Google for alleged non-compliance with its order handed in October 2022 in relation to its Play Store insurance coverage insurance policies.

Meanwhile, quite a few amendments have been made to the rivals laws simply recently.

The amendments search to promote the advantage of doing enterprise along with enhance the framework to discourage entities from indulging in unfair enterprise practices.