STRENGTHEN NORMS ON SALE PRODUCTS
Government has tightened certain norms for the eCommerce firms, such as
Amazon and Flipkart on Wednesday. It has put forth several measures that bar eCommerce companies from selling
products of companies they hold a stake in. Apart from this, The
Commerce and Industry Ministry prohibited these companies from entering into
agreements for the exclusive sale of products.
"An entity having equity participation
by eCommerce marketplace entity or its group companies, or having control on
its inventory by eCommerce marketplace entity or its group companies, will not
be permitted to sell its products on the platform run by such marketplace
entity," stated the Ministry.
It was also said that the
vendors should be provided with services on a marginal platform in a fair and
non-discriminatory manner by the revised policy on foreign direct investment in
retail firms. For the foregoing revenue the respective company every year by
September 30 has to file a certificate along with the report of statutory body
to reserve Bank of India for the confirmation of compliance of guidelines.
Right from February 1st
2019, the notification by the ministry comes into force as a response to the
complaints filed by the domestic traders on the heavy discounts given by these
companies to the consumers. Also, 100% FDI is permitted in market place
eCommerce activities according to the current policy. It is prohibited in the industry
based activities.
According to the survey
conducted the, Indian e-commerce market is expected to grow to $200
billion by 2026 from $38.5 billion. Additionally the online retail sales are
expected to grow by 31
percent to touch $32.70 billion in 2018 led by Flipkart, Amazon India and Paytm
Mall.
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