Open Network for Digital Commerce: What does it mean and how will it work?

ONDC, which is being developed to tackle the duopoly of Amazon and Flipkart in the Indian e-commerce market, will use open specifications and network protocols independent of any one platform

The Indian government is beta testing the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) and might launch the platform by the end of September. It will be linked with one district, one product (ODOP).

Commerce minister Piyush Goyal said that it would bring 60 million small stores onto one platform, according to a report by the Times of India (TOI). It will also help small companies to compete with big firms in the marketplace.

What is ONDC?

Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) aims to provide open networks for all aspects of exchanging goods and services over digital or electronic networks.