Industry hails move to make MeitY as nodal ministry for online gaming

Industry leaders hailed the government’s decision to appoint the IT Ministry as the nodal agency for online gaming-related matters.

In a notification, the Centre said that matters related to online gaming will now be taken care of by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

An inter-ministerial task force, set up by the MeitY to regulate online gaming, had in October proposed the creation of a central regulatory body for the sector, clearly defining what games of skill and chance are.