Is Statutory Corporation are Public Enterprises ?

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Statutory Corporations :







Statutory corporations are public enterprises brought into existence by a Special Act of the Parliament. 

The Act defines its powers and functions, rules and regulations governing its employees and its relationship with government departments.

This is a corporate body created by the legislature with defined powers and functions and is financially independent with a clear control over a specified area or a particular
type of commercial activity. 

It is a corporate person and has the capacityof acting in its own name. 

Statutory corporations therefore have the power of the government and considerable
amount of operating flexibility of private enterprises.

Features

Features Statutory corporations have certain distinct features, which are discussed as below:

(i) Statutory corporations are set up under an Act of Parliament and are governed by the provisions of the Act. The Act defines the objects, powers and privileges of a statutory corporation;

(ii) This type of organisation is
wholly owned by the state. The
government has the ultimate
financial responsibility and has
the power to appropriate its profits. At the same time, the state also has to bear the losses, if any;

(iii) A statutory corporation is a body corporate and can sue and be sued, enter into contract and acquire property in its own name;

(iv) This type of enterprise is usually independently financed. It obtains funds by borrowings from the government or from the public through revenues, derived from sale of goods and services. It has the authority to use its revenues;

(v) A statutory corporation is not subject to the same accounting and audit procedures applicable
to government departments. It
is also not concerned with the
central budget of the Government;

(vi) The employees of these enterprises are not government or civil servants and are not governed by government rules and regulations. The conditions of service of the employees are governed by the provisions of the Act itself. At times, some officers are taken from government departments,
on deputation, to head these
organisations.


Merits

This form of organisation enjoys certain advantages in its working,which are as follows:

  (i) They enjoy independence in their functioning and a high degree of operational flexibility. They are free from undesirable government regulation and control;

(ii) Since the funds of these organisations do not come from the central budget, the government generally does not interfere in their financial matters, including their income and receipts;

(iii) Since they are autonomous
organisations they frame their
own policies and procedures
within the powers assigned to
them by the Act. The Act may,
however, provide few issues/
matters which require prior
approval of a particular ministry;

(iv) A statutory corporation is a
valuable instrument for economic development. It has the power of the government, combined with the initiative of private enterprises.


Limitations

This type of organisation suffers from several limitations, which are as follows:

(i) In reality, a statutory corporation doesnot enjoy asmuchoperational flexibility as stated above. All actions are subject to many rules and regulations;

(ii) Government and political
interference has always been
there in major decisions or where huge funds are involved;

(iii) Where there is dealing with public, rampant corruption exists;

(iv) The Government has a practice of appointing advisors to the Corporation Board. This curbs the freedom of the corporation in entering into contracts and other decisions. If there is any disagreement, the matter is referred to the government for final decisions. This further delays action.
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