Lok Sabha Question No. 1907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: Transactions through ONDC
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1907.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 11 TH  MARCH, 2025.

## TRANSACTIONS THROUGH ONDC

## 1907.  SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:

## Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the details and the total number of transactions that have taken place through the ONDC since its inception, month-wise;
- (b) the details of total monetary value of transactions that have taken place through the ONDC since its inception, month-wise;
- (c) the  details  and  the  total  number  of  sellers  registered  on  the  platform  since inception, month especially Bapatla Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Andhra Pradesh, State and district-wise; and
- (d) the details and the total number of categories across which sellers/services are registered, in a descending format along with the details and the total number of transactions taken place in each category since inception?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a): Open  Network  for  Digital  Commerce  (ONDC),  a  Section  8  company,  is  an initiative of the Department of Promotion for Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, aimed at promoting open networks for all aspects  of  the  exchange  of  goods  and  services  over  digital  or  electronic networks. The total number of transactions that have taken place through the ONDC since its inception, month-wise has been attached as annexure.
- (b): ONDC is a protocol that enables network participants to efficiently exchange goods  and  services.  ONDC  does  not  collect  data  related  to  the  monetary value of transactions.
- (c): ONDC has more than 7,50,000 sellers/service providers on the network, out of which, 26,955 sellers are from the State of Andhra Pradesh and 688 sellers are from the district of Bapatla.
- (d): The ONDC network is designed to facilitate seamless transactions across a wide range of product and service categories. It enables sellers and service providers  from  diverse  sectors  to  transact  on  a  decentralized  network.  The

network  supports  multiple  industries,  including  mobility  &  travel;  retail  & consumer  goods;  financial  services;  and  logistics  &  transportation  allowing buyers and sellers to connect irrespective of the platform they use. Since its inception, ONDC has facilitated transactions across these broad categories, with the total number of orders recorded as follows:

| Broad Verticals            |   Orders (in lakhs) |
|----------------------------|---------------------|
| Mobility & Travel          |              946.6  |
| Retail & consumer goods    |              772.3  |
| Logistics & Transportation |              161.57 |
| Financial Services         |                1.15 |
| Total                      |             1881.7  |

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 1907 FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2025. Total number of transactions that have taken place through the ONDC since its inception, month-wise is as under:

| Month       |   Total orders (in lakhs) |
|-------------|---------------------------|
| Feb'25      |                    146.5  |
| Jan'25      |                    157.1  |
| Dec'24      |                    156.8  |
| Nov'24      |                    144.1  |
| Oct'24      |                    139.7  |
| Sep'24      |                    128.9  |
| Aug'24      |                    125.4  |
| Jul'24      |                    119.5  |
| Jun'24      |                     99.4  |
| May'24      |                     90.1  |
| Apr'24      |                     66.5  |
| Mar'24      |                     64.5  |
| Feb'24      |                     61.3  |
| Jan'24      |                     67.7  |
| Dec'23      |                     55.2  |
| Nov'23      |                     47    |
| Oct'23      |                     45.1  |
| Sep'23      |                     33.3  |
| Aug'23      |                     33.6  |
| Jul'23      |                     27.8  |
| Jun'23      |                     18.5  |
| May'23      |                     14.4  |
| Apr'23      |                      7.98 |
| Arrears [1] |                     30.65 |

[1]  "Arrears" contains number of orders before 1st Apr'23 whose created date is not available.

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