Archive · 14 Nov 2025
Maharashtra Government Forms Committee for Direct Selling Rules
Imagine companies that sell things directly to your home, not through regular stores.
In Maharashtra, there weren't any clear rules for these companies.
So, the government decided to make some!
They've formed a special team of five people.
This team will look at how other places handle these companies and then write down new rules for Maharashtra.
This is to make sure everything is fair and safe for everyone who buys or sells through these direct selling companies.
The team is part of the Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Protection Department and will work under existing rules from 2021.
They will study what other states do and then suggest new rules for Maharashtra to make sure everyone is protected.
Maharashtra government has formed a five-member committee to draft rules for direct selling firms.
The committee will operate under the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021.
Maharashtra currently lacks specific guidelines for overseeing direct selling companies and their agents.
The panel will study regulations in other states to prepare suitable rules for Maharashtra.
The committee includes officials from the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Legal Metrology Department, and the Indian Direct Selling Association.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Government
- What
- Constituted a five-member committee to draft rules and guidelines for direct selling companies and their representatives.
- When
- Thursday (reported date)
- Where
- Maharashtra, India
- Why
- To oversee direct selling companies and their sales agents, as the state currently lacks specific guidelines.
Need for Regulation
Existing Framework
Lack of Specific Guidelines
Need for Regulation
Maharashtra currently lacks specific guidelines or notifications for overseeing direct selling companies and their sales agents, necessitating the creation of new rules.
Existing Framework
The committee will draft rules under the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021, indicating a framework already exists, though it needs to be adapted for Maharashtra.
Committee's Mandate
Need for Regulation
The committee is tasked with studying regulations in other states to prepare suitable rules for Maharashtra, implying a proactive approach to fill a regulatory gap.
Existing Framework
The formation of the committee itself, under the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021, demonstrates a government action to establish necessary oversight within an established legal structure.
- Government Department
- Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department
- Committee Size
- Five members
- Committee Chair
- Deputy Secretary of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department
- Key Member
- Secretary of the Indian Direct Selling Association
- Under Which Rules
- Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021
- Meeting Date for Decision
- October (reported date)
