ONDC
ONDC is expanding, with more than 470 crore cumulative orders and its DigiDukaan kirana procurement network, live in Hyderabad and Jaipur, heading to Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi (The Hindu BusinessLine, 25 Sept). It is narrowing retail focus to kiranas, farmer produce and made-in-India goods (Mint, 9 Sept).
What it means Large marketplaces such as Flipkart, now testing food ordering on ONDC, are joining a network built for smaller retailers.
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Background
From 9 stories, the newest dated 9 Oct 2026. Summary written 11 Oct 2026.
ONDC is a digital-commerce network that the Indian government describes as shared digital infrastructure for commerce. [1] source: ET Hospitality[2] source: Times of India
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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said in September 2026 that ONDC has processed more than 470 crore orders. [3] source: The Hindu BusinessLine Flipkart's Eat In food-delivery service is described as an ONDC-rail platform. [4] source: Financial Express
In September 2026, the Ministry of Tourism launched the National Digital Tourism Stack with ONDC on September 27, with a pilot planned for January 2027. [1] source: ET Hospitality The stack was built with ONDC and ICDIA, and five industry MoUs support bookable tourism packages, homestays and alternative destinations. [5] source: PIB India India Post delivered over 60,000 parcels in Gujarat since a pilot began in November 2025 for five farmer collectives selling via ONDC's MyStore App. [6] source: Financial Express India Post aims to scale to 60 locations, and the report counts 7,400 FPOs on ONDC. [6] source: Financial Express Flipkart is piloting Eat In in Bengaluru, with a consumer launch targeted for October. [4] source: Financial Express Mint reported that the pilot was running with Bengaluru employees, with a wider employee rollout targeted around September 15. [7] source: Mint
Oracle India has said it partners with ONDC. [8] source: Business Standard An ET BrandEquity opinion piece from October 2026 urges India to upgrade ONDC catalogues. [9] source: ET BrandEquity
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The Ministry of Tourism launched the National Digital Tourism Stack with ONDC on September 27, 2026. The shared digital infrastructure is planned to enter a pilot in January 2027 and is meant to connect tourism providers across platforms. [1] source: ET Hospitality[5] source: PIB India
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