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Why Regulatory bodies?
As we already know that the concept of governance in the literal sense involves an exercise of authority in manner that partake minimum government. That is why it is sometimes generally argued that a country can be run without government, but not without governance. In order to translate this statement in actual terms, we can say that let the government restricts itself to the task of ‘steering’ by making the major policy decisions and pass on the task of ‘rowing’ to the private sector or market forces so that at the end of the day, not only the efficiency of the goods and services but the quality as well be ensured to the consumers of such goods and services. In this sense, governance certainly envisages the opening up of the market and thus engagement of private players in all those areas which once were in the exclusive domain of either the government or public sector. However, for lack of efficiency due to their traditional top down authority structure, they have had fallen abysmally low on the radar of people’s expectations. The result being a grave rise in the people’s grievances.
Keeping this fact in view, throughout the world, in all countries which have affected a shift from government to governance, not only the dividing line between public and private sector has got blurred but a tremendous growth in the private sector has also been witnessed to which a variety of services has been outsourced today. But before do these private players run amok and start dictating their own terms for the heck of profits and to the detriment of the common man, it certainly requires that a durable regulatory framework be created within which the private sector must be ordained to function. This is why a need arises for certain regulatory bodies. Imbibing the same spirit, the Government of India has created a number of such regulatory bodies in certain specific areas where the private sector has penetrated, yet in the interest of good governance, a number of them still need to be created.
Herein below, we shall enumerate some of the regulatory bodies which have been functioning since the phenomenon of governance has dawned in the country…
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was set-up under the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999. Its functions include:
With a view to facilitating development of the insurance sector, the IRDA has issued regulations on protection of the interests of policyholders, obligations towards the rural and social sectors, micro insurance and licensing of agents, corporate agents, brokers and third party administrators. This is in addition to the --regulatory framework provided for registration of insurance companies, maintenance of solvency margin, investments and financial reporting requirements, etc.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was established under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. Its objective is to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market. Its functions are:
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was established under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 to regulate the telecommunication services. Its establishment was considered necessary in the context of liberalization and private sector participation in the telecom sector in the interest of providing a level playing field for all telecom operators.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) was constituted, under the provisions of Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006. Its mandate is:
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) is a statutory body functioning under the Electricity Act, 2003. It was initially constituted under the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998.
The CERC intends to promote competition, efficiency and economy in bulk power markets, improve the quality of supply, promote investments and advise the Government on the removal of institutional barriers to bridge the demand supply gap and thus foster the interests of consumers. Its functions are:
The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) was constituted in 1983 under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 to carry out certain regulatory and safety functions. Its regulatory authority is derived from the rules and `notifications promulgated under the Atomic Energy Act; 1962 and the Environment (Protection) Act.1986.
The mission of the AERB is to ensure that the use of ionizing radiation and nuclear energy in India does not cause undue risk to health and the environment.
The AERB has constituted a number of Advisory Committees that deal with-nuclear safety, radiological safety, industrial and fire safety, and occupational health. In addition, there are Advisory Committees for safety review of various projects and Advisory Committees for assisting AERB in its safety documents development work. The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Safety (ACNS) was constituted in 1985 to advise AERB on generic issues affecting the safety of nuclear installations including setting up, design, construction, commissioning, and operation and decommissioning of various nuclear installations like nuclear reactors. '
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) was established in 2003. Its mandate is development and regulation of pension sector in India.
The PFRDA has set up a Trust under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 to oversee the functions of the Pension Fund Managers (PFMs). The New Pension System (NPS) Trust is composed of members representing diverse fields and brings in wide range of talent to the regulatory framework.
The PFRDA's efforts are an important milestone in the development of a sustainable and an efficient voluntary defined contribution based pension system in India.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSA) is an autonomous statutory Authority set up under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 for laying down science-based standards for articles of food and for regulating their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption. The Act aims to establish a single reference point for all matters relating to food safety and standards, by moving from multi-level, multi-departmental control to a single line of command.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is the regulatory body in the field of civil aviation. It is responsible for:
The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) is mandated to regulate tariff for aeronautical services rendered at major airports in India, determine other airport charges and to monitor the performance standards of such airports. It has, been established so as to create a level playing field, to foster healthy competition amongst all major airports, and to encourage investment in airport facilities.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) was established under the Competition Act, 2002 with the mandate
The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007 has incorporated some changes in the Competition Act, 2002 including the establishment of a Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) to hear appeals from the orders of the CCI.
The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) is a statutory body set up under the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952. It regulates forward markets in commodities through the recognized associations, recommends to the Government the grant or withdrawal of recognition to theassociations organizing forward trading in commodities and to make recommendations for general improvement of the functioning of forward markets in the Country.
The Central Silk Board (CSB) was established under the Central Silk Board Act, 1948 for overall development of sericulture and silk industry in the country. Its functions are:
to undertake, assist and encourage scientific, technological and economic research in the silk sector,
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was constituted in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Further, it was entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. Its functions are:
The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (CAA) was established under the provisions of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 for regulating the activities connected with coastal aquaculture in coastal areas.
It is mandated to take: measures for regulation of coastal aquaculture by prescribing guidelines to ensure that coastal aquaculture does not cause any detriment to the coastal environment and the concept of responsible coastal aquaculture contained in the guidelines shall be followed in regulating coastal aquaculture activities to protect the livelihood of various sections of people living in the coastal areas.
The Information Technology Act, 2000 provides the required legal sanctity to the digital signatures based onasymmetric cryptosystems. The digital signatures are now accepted at par with handwritten signatures and the electronic documents that have been digitally signed are treated at par with paper documents.
The IT Act provides for the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) to license and regulate the working of Certifying Authorities. These Certifying Authorities (CAs) issue digital signature certificates for electronic authentication of users.
The CCA certifies the public keys of CAs using its own private key, which enables users in the cyberspace to verify that a given certificate is issued by a licensed CA. For this purpose, it operates the Root Certifying Authority of India (RCA!). The CCA also maintains the National Repository of Digital Certificates (NRDC)which contains all the certificates issued by all the CAs in the country.
The Medical Council of India (MCI) was established as a statutory body under the provisions of the IndianMedical Council Act, 1933 which was later replaced by the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. Its functionsare:
The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) is a statutory body constituted under the Pharmacy Act, 1948. It is responsible for the:
The Dental Council of India (DCI) is a statutory body established under the Dentists Act, 1948 with the prime objective of regulating dental education, profession and its ethics in the country. It periodically carries out inspections of dental institutions to ascertain the adequacy of teaching facilities as well as other mandatory infrastructural requirement in the dental colleges across the country.
The Veterinary Council of India (VCI) is a statutory body established under the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984. Its functions are:
The Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) is a statutory body constituted under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970. Its functions are:
The Indian Nursing Council (INC) was constituted under the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947. Its functions are:
The Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH) was established under the Homoeopathic Central Council Act 1973 to evolve uniform standards of education in Homoeopathy and the registration of practitioners practicing in the field of Homoeopathy. The registration of practitioners on the Central Register of Homoeopathy will ensure that this system of medicine is not practiced by those who are not qualified under this system, and those who do practice must observe an element of ethics in the profession.
The National Rain-fed Area Authority (NRAA) was constituted in 2006 to give focused attention to the problem of the rain-fed areas of the country. It is an advisory, policy making and monitoring body charged with the role of examining guidelines in various existing schemes and in the formulation of new schemes including an externally aided project in this area. Its mandate is wider than mere water conservation and will cover all aspects of sustainable and holistic development of rain-fed areas.
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) came into existence in 1986 for the development and regulation of inland waterways for shipping and navigation. It primarily undertakes projects for development and maintenance of inland water transport infrastructure on national waterways.
The Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) was constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for the purposes of regulation and control of ground water development and management in the country.
The CGWA is engaged in various activities related to regulation of ground water development to ensure it long-term sustainability. These involve regulating withdrawal of ground water by industries/projects in over exploited, semi-critical and critical blocks/talukas/mandals/districts through clearance of such proposals. Italso conducts mass awareness and water management training programmes throughout the country as proactive measures to create awareness and capacity building in ground-water management.
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