Meity takes up proposal to bring IT, telecom products in essential items with MHA

New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) has taken up the matter of including IT and telecom products in the list of essential items that will allow their sale through retail stores and e-commerce platforms during the lockdown. IT and telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday held meeting with electronics manufacturers where he informed them that the “requests regarding broadening the definition of essential goods to ICT products, retail /online sale of ICT essential goods, authorized sales and services of ICT essential goods have already been taken up with Ministry of Home Affairs”, Meity said in a statement.

Prasad instructed the ministry officials to extend full support to the industry and liaison with states and union territories for reopening of electronics manufacturing facilities.