Government tightens scrutiny on e-commerce platforms over passing down GST benefits. (Source: Canva) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

The government has brought e-commerce platforms under close scrutiny as it monitors prices of daily-use FMCG products from shampoo to pulses to ensure that the benefits of Goods and Services Tax rate cuts are being passed on to consumers, a source told news agency PTI on Tuesday.

Authorities are tracking whether these platforms are complying with pricing norms and not withholding consumer benefits from tax reductions.

Amid complaints that the price reductions of essential items on some platforms are not in line with GST cuts, sources said the government has informally pulled up certain operators over their pricing.

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