NEW DELHI: In a major relief for consumers, e-commerce players will be allowed to deliver essential and non-essential items from April 20, a top government source told TOI.
Currently, these companies are only permitted to deliver essential food and medical supplies although they have been forced to significantly scale down their operations due to a paucity of passes and shortage of delivery personnel.
From April 20, e-commerce firms such as Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and PayTM Mall can, however, look towards normalcy in their operations.
As a result, you can look forward to ordering a new laptop or tablet for your kid or even stationary to help her attend classes online.
Companies Flipkart, PayTM Mall and Snapdeal were preparing to resume full operations from April 20, although Amazon was awaiting clarifications from the home ministry on the revised guidelines, which do not specifically state that deliveries by e-commerce route would also cover non-essential items.
This will help e-commerce put behind the loss of business while also ensuring that the large workforce associated with e-commerce operations can resume their livelihood.
To facilitate e-commerce firms to restart full operations, the rRead More – Source
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