Draft e-commerce rules: Industry dept objects, Niti Aayog chief says will hit ease of business

Key provisions of the Central Government’s draft ecommerce rules have been stridently opposed by the Industry department and Corporate Affairs ministry — and the Niti Aayog vice chairman who has warned that they “will severely harm Ease of Doing Business and impact small businesses”, records obtained by The Indian Express under the Right to Information (RTI) Act show.

Records show that the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has flagged several anomalies, questioned some provisions and suggested remedial tweaks in an office memorandum sent to the Department of Consumer Affairs, which had issued the draft rules in June.