Government launches pilot in Himachal Pradesh to onboard fair price shops on ONDC

The Union commerce ministry’s Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) has launched a pilot in Himachal Pradesh to onboard fair price shops on the government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), said the network’s chief executive T Koshy.

“The DFPD is funding the programme as a pilot with the help of MicroSave, which provides hand-holding support to fair price shops, and nStore as the technology partner,” Koshy told ET.