The draft e-commerce policy has too many echoes from the license-raj era? Comment. (150 W)

Mentor’s Comment:

Introduction should talk about the digital economy and growing importance of E-Commerce sector in India with a fast pace reaching $ 25 billion and could grow to & 200 billion by 2020. Such growing tendency must require effective regulation hence, a draft e-commerce polity has been formed to regulate this sector.

Further, in the main body talk about the key provisions of the Bill. Important points here are to store consumer data within India, 49% FDI in the inventory model for Indian e-commerce firms, establishment of independent regulator to deal with consumer complaints, providing incentives for data localization by giving tax breaks etc.

Next, talk about the positive aspects of the Bill like level playing field between e-commerce and brick and mortar detail, data localization and safety, boost to MSMEs, boost to Make in India and overall grievance redressal of online customers.

Next, talk about ‘How Draft e-commerce policy has too many echoes from the license raj era. And bring conclusion based on the points of main body.

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