Why merging GST NAA with CCI may not be a prudent move

Recent news reports have suggested that the GST anti-profiteering watchdog, National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) is set to be subsumed into the regulatory ecosystem of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). It is proposed that the NAA’s regulatory functions and its investigative arm (the Director General of Anti-Profiteering), continue to operate in some form under the CCI. Thi…