Several e-commerce firms have rolled out measures to add ‘country of origin’ on products listed on their marketplaces following a directive from the department for promotion of industry and internal trade. Two employees of Paytm Mall confirmed a communication around ‘country of origin’ was sent to sellers when discussions with DPIIT had begun. Several online retailers, who were present in …
At present, startups comply with a plethora of requirements such as GST filings, tax returns and other local laws every month, the official said. New Delhi: The Commerce and Industry Ministry has proposed cutting down compliance time significantly to just one hour per month for startups as part of measures to ease regulatory requirements for budding entrepreneurs, an official said. …