National e-commerce policy in final stages

The proposed national e-commerce policy being formulated by the commerce and industry ministry is in the final stages, and no new draught policy will be issued now to seek the views of stakeholders, a senior government official said.

On August 2, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) held a detailed discussion with representatives of e-commerce firms and a domestic traders’ body on the proposed policy. In that meeting, a broad level of consensus emerged among the concerned stakeholders on the proposed policy. “Now no draught policy will come. That exercise is over now. We are just getting a final sign-off,” the official, who did not wish to be named, said, adding there will be a presentation of the proposed policy at the top level of the government.