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The ministry is holding stakeholders consultations with industry and states on the issues related with e-commerce such as its definition, said the minister.
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The ministry is also scheduled to meet chief ministers on July 15 to discuss the FDI issue.
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to treat as a representation a plea of a traders association which is opposed to FDI in multi-brand retail and e-commerce.
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The government is aware of the issues between e-commerce retailers and brick-and-mortar outlets and it would "shortly address" this by evolving guidelines through FDI policy.
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 18:22
Walmart recently received all internal approvals for opening two new cash-and-carry stores in India, one in Vizag in Andhra Pradesh and second one in Ludhiana, their second store in the city in Punjab.
Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2015, 18:23
Traders body CAIT has also criticised the central government for retaining the retail FDI policy.
Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2015, 17:29
Facing criticism on retail FDI issue, the government on Thursday sought to downplay the continuation of the policy permitting 51 percent FDI in the multi-brand retail sector saying the BJP's stand remains the same on the matter.
Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2015, 15:52
There is no doubt that Select Committee will give overwhelming support to GST, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 18:52
Terming investor concerns on Indian eCommerce sector as "misplaced", brokerage firm UBS on Wednesday said that the 'etail' market in the country is well placed for growth and could be worth USD 50 billion by 2020.
Last Updated: Friday, February 27, 2015, 23:05
The Economic Survey has made a case for liberalising FDI in retail, saying that it would help bridge investment and infrastructure deficits and improve supply chain management.
Last Updated: Friday, January 23, 2015, 13:17
Jaitley maintained that the BJP's position remains the same on multi-brand retail FDI and his position was also the same.
Last Updated: Friday, January 16, 2015, 23:08
The world's largest retailer also said its arm, Walmart India will focus on wholesale cash and carry business in the country currently and is not looking at multi-brand segment, where foreign investors are not allowed beyond 51 percent.
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