The government is considering to ease regulations related to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for listed companies to speed-up the process. The Center is discussing to permit listed companies to skip the national company law tribunal’s (NCLT) process once the firms get the nod of financial sector regulators, shareholders, creditors and the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the Mint reported. Various ministries are mulling over the role of NCLT, particularly approval requirements, which are currently mandatory.