Competition Commission of India: Ravneet Kaur has taken over as the new chairperson of Competition Commission of India, the regulator of competition matters. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman administered him the oath of office and secrecy. CCI member Sangeeta Verma was holding the charge as the chairperson of the Competition Commission of India before Ravneet Kaur took over.
Ravneet Kaur, a 1988 batch IAS officer, comes from the Punjab cadre and has over three decades of administrative experience in various positions in the Central and State Governments. Ravneet Kaur will continue as the chairperson of the Competition Commission of India for the next five years. There was no full time chairperson of the Competition Commission of India for the last seven months. Earlier, Ashok Kumar Gupta had retired from his post in October 2022.
Hon’ble Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman had sworn in Smt. Ravneet Kaur as Chairperson, Competition Commission of India, & Smt. Ravneet Kaur took charge of the office of Chairperson, CCI, today ie, on 23rd May 2023.CCI pic.twitter.com/Ms2T7ulTwo
— CCI (@CCI_India) May 23, 2023
Ravneet Kaur is holding the post of Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India when the powers of the regulator have been increased. Recently, CCI is starting an investigation against Google for not complying with its order despite issuing an order regarding the Playstore policy in October 2022. And the commission is investigating anti-trust cases against many big tech companies including Google. The government is preparing to bring a digital competition law soon.
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