Etail, logistics companies get green light in Odisha

BENGALURU: Odisha on Monday allowed all ecommerce platforms, such as Flipkart, Amazon, BigBasket, Grofers, Swiggy and Zomato, along with their third-party logistics partners, to resume operations during the second phase of the lockdown.

The state had earlier extended the ongoing nationwide lockdown up to April 30.

In a notification on April 13, the state said home delivery of all goods through ecomm will be allowed, in a departure from the practice nationwide where ecommerce firms have only been allowed to ship essentials such as food, groceries and medicines to consumers.


Apart from permitting the online platforms to resume operations fully, the state said logistics players, including DTDC and BlueDart, will be allowed to operate in the state. Large format offline retailers BigBazaar, Reliance Fresh and Spencer’s, too, will be allowed to do home deliveries, according to the notification. “We welcome the directive... ecomm has an important role to play in helping families stay home and stay safe,” said a Snapdeal spokesperson.