State governments to oversee law for online games in their jurisdictions

The states will also be asked to appoint grievance redressal executives and nodal contract executives

The Central government will define the overarching regulations for online gaming in India but the state governments will oversee law and order situations within their jurisdictions, a report by the Economic Times (ET) said.

The regulations will be "light-touch" for gaming intermediaries. They will be reportedly asked to appoint grievance redressal executives and nodal contract executives. The report added that the rules will be introduced by mid-January and public consultations will be invited.

"The industry is still in its infancy. Rules must be made in a way that compliance burden is as less as possible on smaller players and newer entrants...There are