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Government of India

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

05-September-2011 18:19 IST

Under Staffing in Competition Commission of India Question

Out of the 156 posts sanctioned for the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and 41 posts sanctioned for Director General, CCI, 77 and 25 posts, respectively, are lying vacant.

Till date, CCI has decided 102 cases, out of total number of 194 cases/information received by it under various sections of the Competition Act, 2002.

Vacancies are being regularly advertised in newspapers and ‘Employment News’ and letters are being issued to various Ministries/Departments of the Government of India as also to the Heads of Autonomous Bodies, Research Institutions, High Courts, Supreme Court etc., to sponsor the names of officers for deputation to CCI. In order to overcome the immediate shortage, the Commission has been hiring experts for short period, as per the provision of the Act and the Regulation.

The Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Shri R.P.N. Singh gave this information in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

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Understaffing at Competition Commission prompts temporary expert hires and deputation drives to sustain regulatory operations. Understaffing at the Competition Commission of India has left many sanctioned posts vacant; vacancies are being advertised and ministries and institutions are solicited to sponsor officers for deputation, while the Commission engages short-term experts under the authority of the Competition Act and its regulations to address immediate operational shortages as it processes received cases.