COVID-19: Government Makes a U-Turn, Stops Sale of Non-Essential Items Through E-Commerce Platforms

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla issued an order excluding the non-essential items from sale by the e-commerce companies.

    The previous order had said such items were allowed for sale through e-commerce platforms from April 20.

The administration on Sunday denied the offer of insignificant things through web-based business stages during the progressing lockdown, four days in the wake of permitting such organizations to sell cell phones, TVs, workstations, coolers, and instant articles of clothing. 

Association Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla gave a request barring the insignificant things from the truck of web-based business organizations. The request said the accompanying proviso - "Web-based business organizations. Vehicles utilized by web-based business administrators will be permitted to employ with vital authorizations" - is prohibited from the rules. 

The April 15 request had said web-based business stages were permitted to sell such things from April 20. The purpose behind switching the request isn't promptly known. Be that as it may, there was a discussion of some retail dealers mounting pressure on the administration that nearby shops be additionally permitted to sell unnecessary items things, similar to web-based business goliaths.

Following that mandate, a couple of internet business organizations expressed tolerating on web orders. The administration additionally permitted the development of all things considered and different merchandise vehicles with two drivers and one aide, subject to the driver conveying a substantial driving permit. 

An unfilled truck or vehicle will be permitted to handle after the conveyance of merchandise, or for getting products. 

Truck fix shops and ''dhabas'' (restaurants) on parkways, with a stipulated least separation as endorsed by the state and association domain specialists, will be permitted to work. 

The lockdown was first declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 for 21 days in an offer to battle the coronavirus pandemic and later reached out till May 3. Expanding it, the Prime Minister on Tuesday likewise pronounced that select vital exercises will be permitted to be opened up from April 20 in recognized territories of the nation.