Govt extends deadline for submission of inputs on new draft e-commerce rules

The government has extended the deadline for submitting stakeholder inputs on the new draft e-commerce rules to July 21. The initial timeline to receive suggestions was July 6.

The draft norms issued by the consumer affairs ministry late last month attempt to bar e-commerce entities from organising flash sale of goods or services offered on their platforms. They also proposed that the related parties and associated enterprises of e-commerce entities should not be enlisted as sellers for sale to consumers directly among a host of other amendments.