The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has constituted an Eminent Persons Advisory Group (EPAG). This will serve as a group of ‘wise persons’ to give broad inputs and advice on larger issues impacting markets and competition, good international practices, improved advocacy etc. to the Commission. EPAG will have interaction/meetings with the Commission two to three times in a year. The group has been constituted in a manner that CCI could benefit from the advice of eminent persons representing a wide arena from the Corporate Sector, Academics, NGOs, Regulatory Authorities, Reserve Bank of India, CAG etc. The following eminent persons have consented to be Member of the EPAG:
1. Shri N.R. Narayana Murthy- Former Chairman, Infosys
2. Shri V.N. Kaul- Former CAG
3. Dr. Rakesh Mohan- Ex Dy. Governor, RBI
4. Ms Kiran Mazumdar Shaw – CMD, Biocon
5. Dr. Bakul H. Dholakia- Former Director, IIM Ahmadabad
6. Dr. S.L. Rao – Ex chairman, CERC and Ex-Director General, National council of Applied Economic Research
7. Shri N.L. Mitra- Former Vice-Chancellor, NLSIU, Bangalore
8. Ms Rohini Nilekani – NGO activist, Bangalore
First meeting of the Group is tentatively planned in July, 2012.
