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About Tariff
Commission
The present
Tariff Commission was established in
September 1997. The Commission
functions as
an expert body
to recommend appropriate tariff levels keeping in mind
the larger economic interests of our country.
Bureau of Industrial Costs & Prices was
merged with the Commission
in April 1999, to provide
in-house support. The Commission
also conducts studies
on costing and price fixation
referred to it by Central Ministries and Agencies.
Matters concerning State Governments and their agencies
have also been studied by the Commission.
The Commission is headed by a Chairman
in the rank and pay of
Secretary to the Government of India
and assisted
by Member Secretary in the rank and pay of Additional
Secretary to the Government of India. | 
