FCRA Bill that aimed to give more powers to commodity markets regulator deferred

The government has once again deferred a decision on a Bill that seeks to give more powers to commodity markets regulator FMC as Food and Consumer Affairs Minister KV Thomas was not present in Cabinet meeting."The Forward Contract Regulation Act (Amendment) Bill has been deferred," a minister present in the Cabinet meeting told reporters.The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, did not think it to be prudent to take up ...