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Consumer court
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Competition Commission of India
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National Anti-profiteering Authority
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Anti-profiteering tribunal
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Detailed explanation-1: -National antitrust watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) from December 1 shall manage complaints with regard to profiteering under goods and services tax (GST) in place of the National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA), an official notification.
Detailed explanation-2: -National Anti-Profiteering Authority is a mechanism devised to ensure that prices remain under check and to ensure that businesses do not pocket all the gains from GST because profit is fine, but undue profiteering at the expense of the common man is not.
Detailed explanation-3: -The GST Council, in its 45th meeting in September last year, gave another 1-year extension till November 30, 2022, to NAA and also decided to shift the work to CCI after that. As per the decision by the Council, NAA will cease to exist from December 1.
Detailed explanation-4: -Following the implementation of a self-service GST system, the helpdeskgst.gov.in email address for GST complaints has been deactivated. GST complaints and inquiries can be directed to the 1800 1200 232 hotlines. (Please note that this is a toll-free number).