“We are going by the principle of accountability and transparency. The government will certainly not allow the industry to hijack the self-regulatory organisation,” Chandrasekhar stated.
The SROs can be adequately represented by all stakeholders, he added.
On Wednesday, Chandrasekhar met mother and father, colleges and lecturers’ associations to debate numerous points of the draft on-line gaming guidelines.
Sources stated that the associations sought assurances from the IT ministry that the SRO, which may have members from the gaming business, would function at “arm’s length” and never intrude within the policy-making course of.
In the draft of the web gaming guidelines launched on January 2, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has proposed a self-regulatory physique for the web gaming business.
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The self-regulatory physique can be chargeable for certifying video games and would even be accountable to make sure that the web video games which function in India observe guidelines and laws. Apart from the SRO, the IT ministry has additionally proposed a compulsory know-your-customer (KYC) verification of on-line avid gamers.
The draft guidelines additionally require gaming firms and intermediaries to nominate a grievance redressal officer, a nodal contact particular person and a chief compliance officer together with having a bodily workplace in India.