Government may consider establishing an independent regulatory authority for e-commerce

"The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), an initiative of the government to democratise digital commerce by moving it from a platform-centric model to an open-network, will not be limited to products but also be available for services," said Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal .

Security and data privacy and confidentiality must be ensured for users of the platform, the Minister said in a meeting with the members of the advisory council and experts on Friday.