Fresh digital Bill on the cards

Facing strong opposition from several quarters, the government is likely to withdraw the Digital Competition Bill (DCB), the draft of which was released in March. Sources said that a fresh Bill may be drafted after taking inputs from other ministries, MeitY for instance, as well as industry stakeholders.

Official sources say that the major criticism against the present draft, after inter-ministerial consultations as well as industry inputs, is that it’s vague, subjective at places and too omnibus in nature.