Empowering Small Businesses: How ONDC is Revolutionizing E-commerce

The Open Network for Digital Commerce (OND), a government-backed platform launched in 2021, has onboarded over seven lakh sellers and providers, empowering small businesses in digital commerce. It offers an open platform for e-commerce, leveling the field and reducing giant dominance. Over 150 million transactions have been facilitated.

Over seven lakh sellers and service providers have joined the Open Network for Digital Commerce (OND) initiative, a government-backed effort announced in 2021, aimed at making digital commerce more accessible to smaller players.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the platform for empowering small businesses and revolutionizing e-commerce, while Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal noted that OND has created a level-playing field on the network over the last three years.

The non-profit company promotes an open e-commerce platform, facilitating business expansion for small retailers and countering the dominance of industry giants, marking over 150 million transactions with 200 network participants so far.

(With inputs from agencies.)