Expand Essential Goods list to include Electronic Items like Laptops, Mobile Phones: Nasscom to Govt
Nasscom, an industry body has suggested the government to add items such as laptops, routers, tablets in the essential list,. There items will make working from home much easier amid COVID-19 lockdown.
After allowing the e-commerce companies to deliver the non-essential items such as electronic products, the govt on April 19 issued a notification stating the prohibition of non-essential items till may 3.
Even as per the guidelines isssued by the Home Ministry allowed IT and IT-Enabled services to operate with up to 50% stength, Nasscom had suggested the IT companies to bring back employees in a 20 percent workforce.
Key Highlights:
- Nasscom in its tweet mentioned that in the time of working and learning from home, access to the basic equipment is absolutely critical.
- An urge to the govrnment was made to consider the basic requirement like routers, chairs, laptops, etc. as essentials for e-commenrce deliveries.
- Nassom also stated that decision to prohibit the delivery of non-essential items should have been thought through as many e-commerce companies have invested in deliveries starting from April 20.
Center Gvernment’s changing orders on delivery of items:
During the first phase of nationwide lockdown from March 244 to April 14, the delivery of only essential goods through e-commerce platforms was allowed by thw government.
On April 16, in fresh guidelines by Home Ministry e-commenrce companies were allowed for the deliveries. States such as Odisha, Rajisthan, and Maharashtra also issued similar orders.
On April 19, the Home Ministry again issued a notification and excluded the clause mentioning the movements of vehicles used by e-commerce companies from the guidelines.
Statements by e-commerce companies:
Amezon- The world’s largest online retailer Amazon mentioned that the government’s decision to prohidit the delivery of non-essential items will leave customers disappointed. But it stated that the delivery of essential products will be continued as per the guidelines.
Paytm Mall- Has urged the government to expand the list of essential goods and includes laptops, phones to help the people working from home.
The senior vice president of Paytm Mall added that even though the government’s decision is supported, the range of essential goods must be increased.
He further mentined that since people in India are working from home, they must not be running low on certain essential electronic products. It is important that mobile phones,computer hardware, webcam, laptops must br allowed under the essential goods.
Shopclues- Sanjay Sethi, Ceo, and Funder of ecommerce company also shared similar sentiments.
As the work from home has been applied for an extended period, it is important the apart from food, groceries, and medicine, the delivery of electronic and other small kithen appliances ai also ensured.
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