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GAURAV PRATAP SINGHAIR 317· 2025

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Differentiate between corporation and company and explain why the public corporations are established?

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Corporations & companies emerged mainly in NPM era, where state had to collaborate, cooperate with private sector in form of infrastructures, PPPs.

Differences:

Corporation:

1Formed via separate act - LIC Act
2Wholly owned by government generally
3Objectives, functions, relation with other govt body enumerated in Act
4Purpose is public welfare

Companies:

1Formed via executive order under companies act 1951
2>51% owned by government
3All these are listed in executive order & not act
4Purpose is business activity

Public corporations are established because -

1For more autonomy & to serve public interest in operation.
2To make it free from political interference
3Synnesis of accountability, as owned by govt & efficiency, as managerial practices from private sector adopted
4High flexibility in operations in terms of finance, ageing property's

Although, many corporations are now converted into companies due to efficiency aspect. For example - LIC's IPO is audited now.

— GAURAV PRATAP SINGH · AIR 317

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AIR 3172025

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GS2GS2

Topic

Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial Bodies

Statutory Bodies

Public Corporations and Companies

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A reputed food product company based in India developed a food product for the international market and started exporting the same after getting necessary approvals. The company announced this achievement and also indicated that soon the product will be made available for domestic consumers with almost the same quality and health benefits. Accordingly, the company got its product approved by the domestic competent authority and launched the product in the Indian market. The company could increase its market share over a period of time and earned substantial profit both domestically and internationally. However, the random sample test conducted by the inspecting team found the product being sold domestically in variance with the approval obtained from the competent authority. On further investigation, it was also discovered that the food company was not only selling products that were not meeting the health standard of the country but also selling the rejected export products in the domestic market. This episode adversely affected the reputation and profitability of the food company. (a) What action do you visualize should be taken by the competent authority against the food company for violating the laid down domestic food standard and selling rejected export products in the domestic market? (b) What course of action is available with the food company to resolve the crisis and bring back its lost reputation? (c) Examine the ethical dilemma involved in the case.

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