archiveAmitabh Kant

The E-Commerce committee headed by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant held its first meeting on Monday to discuss issues related with the sector. In the meeting, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and IT body Nasscom gave detailed presentations to the members on fast the growing e-commerce sector, the PTI report published in TOI stated. Last month, the government had set up the committee to look into all issues, including foreign direct investment norms, pertaining to the e-commerce industry. Members in the panel include officials from Ministry of Commerce and...

To provide a level-playing field to stakeholders, the government believes there has to be a single policy for both offline retail business and e-commerce. NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said while interacting with CEOs at FICCI’s annual Retail, FMCG and E-Commerce Convention that in today’s globalized world, it has become essential for India to become a part of the global supply chain. For this, India has opened up its economy and liberalized the FDI regime. Now India features as the number one nation in attracting FDI, which has given the...