Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2026 · Economy · Question 89

Which one of the following best describes the key objective of India's 'Open Network for Digital Commerce' (ONDC) initiative?

  1. To allow government control over all digital commerce transactions
  2. To replace private e-commerce players
  3. To break the dominance of large e-commerce platforms by enabling interoperability across networks
  4. To mandate UPI-based payments for all online transactions

Answer

To break the dominance of large e-commerce platforms by enabling interoperability across networks

ONDC’s stated objective is to promote interoperability and create an open, inclusive and competitive marketplace, shifting commerce away from closed platform-centric silos. So the best description is breaking dominant platform control through interoperability across networks.

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