Allegations of unfair and anti-competitive ways against Amul Dairy and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) regarding conditions of a tender floated by Amul has been rejected by the CCI.
The Competition Commission of India at the time of rejecting the complaint said that the party floating the tender is a consumer and has the right to decide on the appropriate eligibility conditions.
It had been alleged that Amul floated a tender under the aegis of the board for various products for its dairy plant in Gujarat and specified only one manufacturer under the product name ‘burner’, thus indulging in anti-competitive practices by making one manufacturer a preferred supplier.