Thursday, August 23, 2012

MLMs now want to ‘invest’ money in India, really?

......Following reports of the FIPB meeting on 24th August, EAS Sarma, former expenditure secretary, Government of India, has written to Arvind Mayaram, secretary for economic affairs warning, “I apprehend that the FIPB route will be sought to be misused to obtain cover for these MLM companies which are nothing but a way to swindle the public to raise illegal funds to enrich unethical and anti-social persons.” “Many of these (MLM) companies are not even registered under the Companies Act. Even those registered evade regulation. Those booked regroup under different names and continue to cheat the people. All these companies and those that promote them should be dealt with an iron hand and be prosecuted effectively,” he said. This follows several letters by him to the prime minister, ministry of corporate affairs, ministry of finance, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and others, on the subject.......

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