Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) will ensure that small retailers get an equal opportunity to engage with big firms, protect their businesses and serve customers with modern ways of the delivery system; Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday.

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The minister virtually addressed the fifth edition of the annual Launchpad-The Entrepreneurship Summit organised by BITS, Pilani today. Paying his tributes to Shri Nanaji Deshmukh, an illustrious alumnus of BITS Pilani, Piyush Goyal said that his life and work have inspired many.

Quoting Steve Jobs, the Minister said, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower”. Highlighting that BITS had a history of producing innovators and risk-takers, he spoke of several BITSians who had successfully ventured into diverse fields like cinema, writing, business and even social service.