नवीन आर्थिक धोरण, 1991 अन्वये MRTP कायद्याची खालीलपैकी कोणती वैशिष्ट्ये नाहीत (संदर्भ भारत) ?
(a) कंपन्यांना गुंतवणुकीसाठी MRTP आयोगाची पूर्व परवानगी आवश्यक आहे.
(b) MRTP आयोगाच्या अधिकारात वाढ केली गेली.
(c) अनुचित व्यापार-व्यवहाराबाबत दंडाच्या तरतूदी अधिक कठोर केल्या.
(d) महासंचालकामार्फत प्राथमिक तपास अनिवार्य आहे.
पर्यायी उत्तरे :

The correct answer is Option B (Only (a) and (d) are correct).

Key Points:
• 1991 MRTP Reforms: The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Act, 1969 was substantially restructured under the New Economic Policy of 1991.
• Abolition of Prior Approvals: Under the 1991 amendments, pre-entry regulatory scrutiny was scrapped. Companies no longer required prior government/MRTP permission for expansion, establishment of new undertakings, mergers, or amalgamations (Statement a ceased to be a feature).
• Investigation Rules: Mandatory preliminary investigations across all complaints were eased to streamline enforcement (Statement d ceased to be mandatory).
• Focus on Unfair Practices: The Commission shifted its core mandate to checking unfair trade practices (UTP) and restrictive trade practices (RTP).
• Repeal: The MRTP Act was eventually repealed and replaced by the Competition Act, 2002 (introducing the Competition Commission of India - CCI).
• Key Takeaway: Under 1991 reforms, prior investment permission and compulsory preliminary DG investigations were eliminated from the MRTP Act framework.