About National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India (NCCF):
- It was established on 16th October 1965 to function as the apex body of consumer cooperatives in the country.
- It is an organization to promote consumer cooperative movement in the country, aspires to facilitate the voluntary formation and democratic functioning of cooperatives, based on self-reliance and mutual aid for overall economic betterment and financial autonomy.
- It is registered under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002.
- NCCF functions under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India.
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Structure:
- The management of NCCF vests in the Board of Directors.
- The ultimate authority of NCCF vests in the hands of the General Body.
- Board of Directors exercises all the powers of NCCF except those reserved for General Body.
- The current sanctioned strength of the Board of Directors is 21.
What is Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)?
- It is an open-source network set up to enable buyers and sellers to transact with each other irrespective of the e-commerce platform on which either of them is registered.
- It will enable local commerce across segments, such as mobility, grocery, food order and delivery, hotel booking and travel, among others, to be discovered and engaged by any network-enabled application.
- It is an initiative of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- It comprises buyer-side apps where consumers can place orders, seller-side apps that onboard merchants and display their listings, and logistics platforms that handle deliveries.
- Benefits:
- It offers small retailers an opportunity to provide their services and goods to buyers across the country through an e-commerce system.
- ONDC enables merchants to save their data to build credit history and reach consumers.
- It is expected to digitise the entire value chain, promote the inclusion of suppliers, derive efficiencies in logistics and enhance value for consumers.
- ONDC protocols would standardize operations like cataloguing, inventory management, order management and order fulfilment.
