TMI BlogDraft National Policy on e-CommerceX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Draft National Policy on e-Commerce X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Department of Commerce initiated an exercise and established a Think Tank on 'Framework for National Policy on e-Commerce' and a Task Force under it to deliberate on the challenges confronting India in the arena of the digital economy and electronic commerce (e-commerce). Some of the issues that were discussed by the think tank included aspects of e-commerce and the digital economy such as physica ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... l and digital infrastructure, the regulatory regime, taxation policy, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), technology flows, skill development and trade-related aspects. The first meeting of the Think Tank was held on 24th April, 2018 while the second meeting of the Think Tank was held on 30th July, 2018. The meetings saw participation by senior officers of various Ministries/ departments of the Gover ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nment involved in different aspects of e-commerce, high level representatives from the industry bodies, e-commerce companies, telecommunication companies and IT companies, NGOs and independent experts. The Think Tank was further divided into various sub-groups, comprising representation at the technical level from the Government, industry and experts with domain knowledge. In addition to the dis ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cussions in these meetings, several written inputs/ suggestions were received from stakeholders. The sub-group reports and these submissions further fed into the draft recommendations. These were then presented before the Think Tank in its meeting held on 30th July, 2018. Gazette Notification dated 20th September, 2018 amended the Government of India Allocation of Business Rules, 1961 notifying t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hat "Matters related to E-Commerce" are allocated to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (now Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT). Subsequently, the draft National e-Commerce Policy was prepared, and placed in public domain for seeking suggestions/ views. This information was given by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, in a written reply ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... in the Rajya Sabha today. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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