MeitY may ask MCA to keep ex-ante out of Digital Competition Bill for now

The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) will likely tell the ministry of corporate (MCA) affairs that the ex-ante provision in the proposed draft of the Digital Competition Bill (DCB) should be kept out of the legislation for now, people with knowledge of the matter told ET.

The IT ministry’s suggestion to exclude the ex-ante framework will be a part of its overall feedback to the MCA on the draft DCB. The IT ministry may also suggest that there should be another round of extensive consultations with the industry, startups, and other stakeholders on several aspects of the bill before finalising the draft, a senior government official said.