A Standing Group of Secretaries (GoS) has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), for ensuring inter-ministerial/inter-departmental coordination on resolving issues,cutting across Ministries and Departments of Government of India,related to e-Commerce.

A draft National e-Commerce Policy has been drafted and placed in the public domain.  This Policy addresses broad areas of the e-Commerce ecosystem like infrastructure development, e-commerce market places, regulatory issues, stimulating domestic digital economy and export promotion through e-commerce.

This information was given by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

Inter ministerial coordination on e commerce established to resolve cross departmental issues and guide a draft national e commerce policy. A Standing Group of Secretaries under the DPIIT Secretary has been constituted to ensure inter ministerial coordination on crosscutting e commerce issues, and a draft National e Commerce Policy placed in the public domain addresses infrastructure development, e commerce marketplaces, regulatory issues, domestic digital economy stimulation, and export promotion through e commerce.