Report of the expert committee to study the impact of futures trading on agricultural commodity prices

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In the wake of consistent rise of rate of inflation during the first quarter of calendar year 2007 and responding to the concerns expressed at various fora and by various opinions including by Parliamentary Standing Committee of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in its 17th Report, an Expert Committee was set up under the Chairmanship of Prof. Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission to examine whether and to what extent futures trading has contributed to price rise in agricultural commodities.

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http://www.fmc.gov.in/docs/Abhijit%20Sen%20Report.pdf
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01/01/2008