**Summary:**
This document is a notification from the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of India, published in the Gazette of India on September 24, 2018. It concerns an amendment to the Government of India Allocation of Business Rules, 1961. The amendment, formally titled the "Government of India Allocation of Business Three Hundred and Forty Fourth Amendment Rules, 2018," came into force immediately on September 20, 2018, the date of the notification. The key change involves the Second Schedule, specifically under the heading "MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY VANIJYA AUR UDYOG MANTRALAYA" and the subheading "DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY AND PROMOTION AUDYOGIK NITI AUR SAMVARDHAN VIBHAG." A new entry, "4A. Matters related to eCommerce," is inserted after entry 4, effectively assigning responsibility for matters related to eCommerce to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The notification is issued under the authority of the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, and is filed under F. No. 121122018-Cab. The Joint Secretary, Rachna Shah, is also mentioned.
Key Entities Referenced
Constitution: Refers to the Constitution of India, under which the President exercises powers to allocate business rules.
President: Refers to the President of India, who makes the rules regarding the allocation of business.
Government of India Allocation of Business Rules, 1961: A set of rules governing the allocation of business among the various ministries and departments of the Government of India.
Government of India Allocation of Business Three Hundred and Forty Fourth Amendment Rules, 2018: Amendment rules to the Government of India Allocation of Business Rules, 1961.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: A ministry within the Government of India.
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
eCommerce: Subject matter added to the responsibilities of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
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5616 GI/2018 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
CABINET SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th September, 2018
S.O. 4962(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (3) of article 77 of the Constitution, the
President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Government of India (Allocation of
Business) Rules, 1961, namely:—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Three Hundred
and Forty Fourth Amendment Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. In the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, in THE SECOND SCHEDULE,
under the heading “MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (VANIJYA AUR UDYOG
MANTRALAYA)”, under the sub-heading “B. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY AND
PROMOTION (AUDYOGIK NITI AUR SAMVARDHAN VIBHAG)”, after entry 4, the following entry
shall be inserted, namely:-
“4A. Matters related to e-Commerce.”.
RAM NATH KOVIND,
President
[F. No. 1/21/12/2018-Cab.]
RACHNA SHAH, Jt. Secy.
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