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?<br/>

  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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