Archive · 11 Jun 2025
India Discussing Updated E-commerce and Retail Trade Policies
The Indian government is currently discussing new rules for online shopping and regular stores.
These policies are linked because they both affect how we buy and sell things.
The government is updating the e-commerce rules to keep up with the fast changes in online shopping.
The goal is to make it easier to do business, get loans, and modernize how stores work, including using the internet.
They are also asking for advice to help create these policies.
India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced that national e-commerce and retail trade policies are under discussion.
The policies are linked, with revisions planned for e-commerce to reflect its evolving nature.
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is seeking suggestions from the National Traders’ Welfare Board.
A draft retail trade policy was prepared in 2021 to streamline retail trade.
The 2019 draft e-commerce policy aimed to address various aspects of the e-commerce ecosystem.
- Who
- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
- What
- Discussions on proposed national e-commerce and retail trade policies.
- When
- Discussions are ongoing as of June 11, 2025.
- Where
- Bern, Switzerland, where the announcement was made.
- Why
- To update policies for the evolving e-commerce sector and to streamline retail trade.
- Minister
- Piyush Goyal
- Department
- DPIIT
- Policy Type
- National e-commerce and retail trade
- Key Objective
- Streamline retail trade, modernize, and digitize trade
- Draft Retail Policy Year
- 2021
- 2019 Draft Focus
- Six broad areas of the e-commerce ecosystem
