DPIIT officials, top e-tailers meet to discuss e-commerce policy

"None of the e-commerce companies refuted the charges made by the CAIT and other associations," CAIT said in an official statement

Officials from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Tuesday virtually met those from top e-commerce companies including Amazon and Flipkart, trade bodies such as the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), among others to discuss the proposed e-commerce policy and varied issues.

CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal, who attended the meeting, called for an “unambiguous” e-commerce policy setting up a regulatory authority in the e-tail space. He flagged violations of foreign direct investment (FDI) laws by foreign-funded companies and called for mandatory registration of each commerce entity operating business activities, mandatory and strict KYC norms for