On 23rd December 2022, President has amended allocation of business rules to make Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) as the nodal ministry for online gaming in India and for e-sports, Department of Sports under Ministry of youth Affairs and Sports (“MYAS”) has been notified a nodal agency.
Earlier the central government has formed inter ministerial task force to frame guidelines for regulating online gaming in India. The task force recommended a central level regulatory body to decide which games are games of skill and which are games of chance. The MeitY is expected to publish regulations for online gaming soon.