Independent regulators were established in the hope that decision-making would be depoliticised. The ambiguities of the Electricity Act make this difficult.
If the idea that regulatory reform is critical has been accepted, the next step lies in arriving at a consensus on what constitutes meaningful regulatory reform.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Isn’t what is most important that whoever is/are chosen as part of a regulatory body discharge his/her/their regulatory functions in an open, transparent, fair, and, most importantly, competent fashion rather than whether the person or persons chosen has/have been part of the civil service earlier or come from outside (private sector, academia, etc.)?
Isn’t what is most important that whoever is/are chosen as part of a regulatory body discharge his/her/their regulatory functions in an open, transparent, fair, and, most importantly, competent fashion rather than whether the person or persons chosen has/have been part of the civil service earlier or come from outside (private sector, academia, etc.)?