Licence Permit Raj 1947-1990

Licence Permit Raj - Types of Licences - What is Licence Raj? - Conditions - Objectives of Licence Raj - Reforms - MRTP Act

1. Licence RAJ/ PERMIT RAJ

2. TYPES OF LICENCE

3. Licence raj Licence Raj refers to regulations and accompanying bureaucracy that were required to set up and run Indian Businesses in India Between 1951 and 1991. The Government resorted to licencing system so that it can maintain control over industries as per the Industries Development and Regulation Act, 1951 . License refers to a written permission granted by government to a firm which mentions what product can be manufactured by the firm.

4. conditions The existing industrial units (prior enactment of IDR act 1951) needed to obtain registration under the act. For new industrial units to be set up in category of licenced industries. If the industry is not covered under compulsory licensing but the investment. If any article is reserved for small scale industries and a firm wanted to manufacture these items, it needed a license. If a firm wants to increase its production capacity beyond 25%, it needed to obtain prior approval.

5. BAJAJ CHETAK

6. OBJECTIVES To regulate the industrial sector, particularly private sector in desired direction as per objectives of the five year plans. To check the concentration of ownership of industries in few hands. To encourage the new entrepreneurs to set up industries and small scale industries. They needed to deal with various government departments and officers; and spent more time in Delhi than their factories. Needed to deal with the officials and spent more time in Delhi than their factories. Objective was to check the concentration of power in few hands instead they start issuing license to big houses. There was an excessive control as one needed to obtain licences for setting up new unit, starting production of new product, substantial expansion.

7. reforms Monopolies commission. On the basis of recommendation of this committee, a monopolies Inquiry commission was established headed by Justice KC Dasgupta . Hazari committee. The process for review of the licensing system began with Hazari committee in 1967 headed by Dr. R K Hazari . This committee threw light on the failure. Dutt committee. 1967 “Industrial Licensing Policy Inquiry Committee” was set up under the chairmanship of Mr. Subimal Dutt . d ue to the license raj, a very strong nexus had developed between the Industrial houses, politicians and bureaucrats. (Core, Non-core and Reserve)

8. MRTP ACT MONOPOLISTIC AND RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES on the basis of recommendation of Dutt Committee, MRTP Act was enacted in 1969 to ensure that concentration of economic power is not in hands of few rich This act is not in force now as it was replaced in 2009 and was replaced by competition Act 2002 with effect from September 1, 2009. it established MRTP commission; which is now replaced nby Competition Commission of India.

9. THE END The backdrop of Dutt committee and MRTP Act; the government launched its new Industrial License Policy in 1970 whereby the industrial were re-classified into four groups viz. Core Sector, Middle Sector, Non-core Heavy Investment Sector and delicensed sector. Thus, the role of the large business house was confined to the core, heavy and export oriented sectors. The small industries were deregulated and in 1991 LPG was also introduced which ultimately brought end to this

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