Centre proposes self-regulatory body for online gaming companies

Draft policy calls for grievance redress mechanism, mandatory verification of players

The Centre has proposed a self regulatory body to certify what is permitted as an ‘online game’ in India and is all set to begin public consultations on the draft online gaming policy, revealed Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (IT) Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a press conference.

The draft was released on Monday and consultations will begin next week. The final rules are expected by early February.

“This process is expected to begin next week. We hope that by early February, we will have the final rules,” he said.

Gaming start-ups, companies, investors, and players will be part