Lockdown : Government’s U-turn, mobile and electronic products will not sell on Amazon and Flipkart right now
Officials of the planetary ministry said that from April 20, e-commerce companies will be able to buy electronic goods, stitched clothes, stationery items for school children, etc., after which some e-commerce companies started taking online orders.
The e-commerce giants have been limited to selling only essential goods since PM Modi announced the lockdown from March 25, following which the government recently issued new guidelines and e-commerce, along with the announcement for the next phase of lockdown. Provided little relief to the veterans. According to the new guidelines, Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal can sell some non-essential items like mobile, fridge TV, AC etc. from April 20. Now the government has banned the sale of non-essential goods through its platform by e-commerce companies during the lockdown period, taking a U-turn. Let us know that Flipkart had also started taking orders for mobile phones from two days ago and the company was going to start their delivery from tomorrow i.e. April 20.
Earlier orders had said that e-commerce companies would also be able to sell non-essential products from April 20. Now Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has issued another order, which prohibits e-commerce companies from selling non-essential goods again. Earlier, in an order issued on April 15, e-commerce companies were allowed to sell non-essential goods from April 20. The reason behind the government’s U-turn hitting its order is not yet known, but it is being said that some Ritlers pressure the government to allow them to sell non-essential goods like e-commerce companies. Was started to make
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E-commerce companies, however, will continue to be allowed to sell essential goods such as food products, medicines and medical equipment. This stated in the previous order, “Supply of essential goods will be allowed. All facilities in the supply chain of essential commodities … their manufacturing, wholesale or retail trade, locality shops and e-commerce companies will be allowed to operate. They must strictly follow social distance. There will be no restriction on the timing of opening or closing these units. ”
A day after that, the Home Ministry officials said that from April 20, electronic goods from e-commerce companies such as mobile phones, TVs, refrigerators, laptop-computers, Silent costumes, stationery items of school children can be purchased. After this, some e-commerce companies also started taking online orders.Were. However, now the government has withdrawn this directive.