The Indian government is considering establishing a single regulator to consider all legal issues relating to the e-commerce sector. A draft of the country's new national policy on e-commerce suggested the move, along with reform of the laws surrounding the industry to reduce the current fragmentation in its legal regulation. In India, there are currently three major players that control most aspects of online retailing: Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal.
The Indian government is considering establishing a single regulator to consider all legal issues relating to the e-commerce sector. A draft of the country's new national policy on e-commerce suggested the move, along with reform of the laws surrounding the industry to reduce the current fragmentation in its legal regulation. Other measures believed to be under consideration include requiring data to be stored locally, and mandating the use of RuPay, the state-run payments service, for online transactions.