ONDC Network Begins Beta Testing in Bengaluru at Select Locations

In a big milestone, Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), an initiative of the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), has opened its community to shoppers in 16 areas throughout town of Bengaluru, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry stated on Friday.

To start with, shoppers can place their orders in two domains — groceries and eating places — by purchaser apps collaborating on the ONDC community.

ONDC’s beta take a look at within the metropolis of Bengaluru is a significant first step in operationalising a community strategy to e-commerce as an alternative choice to a platform-centric strategy. This will make the e-commerce panorama extra inclusive, accessible and experience-driven for all shoppers and sellers, the ministry said.

Consumers can now store from a number of classes of services from a single purchaser software of their selection. They should purchase grocery merchandise or order meals from shops and eating places. In the approaching weeks, many extra functions will be a part of the community increasing each consumers and sellers who can take part on this transaction.

ONDC began its Alpha take a look at section with a closed consumer group of consumers first in Bengaluru in April 2022 increasing to greater than 80 cities by September 2022. This validated the apps and confirmed enterprise and operational flows. Now in beta testing section, basic public can expertise procuring by way of ONDC and supply early suggestions for needed motion if any earlier than increasing additional.

To construct belief amongst shoppers, sellers and Network Participants (Buyer Apps, Seller Apps & Gateways) within the open community, ONDC has consulted present ecosystem, consultants and examined greatest practices for adapting and evolving the most effective strategy to construct belief in an unbundled decentralised community. This is defined in a session paper that’s being made obtainable for public session on the official social media handles of DPIIT, ONDC and the web site.

Incorporated on December 31, 2021, Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), a Section 8 firm, is an initiative of the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, envisioned to create a facilitative mannequin to revolutionise digital commerce, giving larger thrust to penetration of retail e-commerce in India. ONDC will not be an software, platform, middleman, or software program, however a set of specs designed to foster open, unbundled, and interoperable open networks thereby eliminating the dependency on a single platform.