MeitY launched Grievance Appellate Committee: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Tuesday launched a digital platform titled Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC), which is a faceless dispute resolution mechanism that would make all platforms — big and small — accountable to digital citizens. It was established by Union MoS Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
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It is a faceless dispute-resolution mechanism that would make all platforms (big and small) accountable to digital citizens. The Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC), which will investigate users’ complaints about content and other issues, was established on Tuesday by Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in an effort to give millions of social media users in India more influence. In accordance with the modified IT Regulations, 2021, the IT Ministry announced that three GACs must be established.
Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said, “It is indeed a very fitting day because PM launched MeitY webinar today where he talked about ease of living through technology. He mentioned faceless taxation as an example of how technology is transforming lives and making lives easier for the citizens.”
On Tuesday, the minister tweeted, “On a day when PM @narendramodi ji spoke of how Tech is transforming citizens’ lives at a post-Budget webinar, @GoI_MeitY launched #GAC – a faceless dispute resolution mechanism that makes all platforms – big n small accountable to DigitalNagriks #IndiaTechade #OSTA”.
