(a) whether Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission do not keep account of cases relating to monopolies and restrictive trade practices;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor alongwith the view-point of the Government in this regard;
(c) the work undertaken by the aforesaid commission during the last year; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure more effective functioning of the commission?
MINISTER OF COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI PREM CHAND GUPTA)
(a) & (b) The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Commission maintains information regarding institution, disposal and pendency of cases related to Monopolistic and Restrictive Trade Practices.
(c) & (d) A statement indicating the work undertaken by the MRTP Commission during the year 2003 is laid on the Table of the House. This statement indicates that pendency of the cases in the Commission is on the decline. To enable the Commission to function as envisaged in the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, the Government makes arrangements as required from time to time.
Statement referred in reply to parts (c) & (d) of Starred Question No. 376 for 20.08.2004.
The following table shows the number of enquiries received, disposed of and pending in the MRTP Commission during the year 2003: -
Year Enquiries Pending at the Registered/instituted Disposed of Pending at the beginning of during the year during the year end of the year the year
2003 #RTPE 422 34 81 375 UTPE 591 47 105 533 MTPE 06 01 07 CA 1233 136 178 1191
# RTPE : Restrictive Trade Practices Enquiry UTPE : Unfair Trade Practices Enquiry MTPE : Monopolistic Trade Practices Enquiry CA : Compensation Application