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POLICY & DEVELOPMENTS

Where Government policy is pointing.

Dated, sourced items on the statutory and policy framework for arbitration, mediation and online dispute resolution in India.

Arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution

3 MAY 2025

President launches the Mediation Association of India

Addressing the First National Mediation Conference, the President said mediation can speed up the delivery of justice by reducing the burden of litigation on the courts.

President of India · Speeches

NITI AAYOG

The ODR Policy Plan for India

Designing the Future of Dispute Resolution — the Government think-tank's blueprint for online dispute resolution, and the framework within which the Centre's ODR facility operates.

NITI Aayog · PIB

JUNE 2024

Guidelines on arbitration and mediation in public procurement

The Ministry of Finance directs departments to structure dispute resolution in domestic procurement contracts, with mediation preferred for the largest contracts and arbitration retained for others.

Ministry of Finance, Dept. of Expenditure

Institutional arbitration and dispute resolution

PRIME MINISTER

“A vibrant ecosystem for institutional arbitration”

“Creation of a vibrant ecosystem for institutional arbitration is one of the foremost priorities of our Government” — valedictory address, National Initiative towards Strengthening Arbitration and Enforcement in India.

Prime Minister of India

2023

The Mediation Act, 2023

Statutory recognition of institutional mediation, mediated settlement agreements enforceable as decrees, and a framework for pre-litigation mediation.

India Code · PIB

UNDER CONSULTATION

Draft Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2024

Public comments invited on proposals covering emergency arbitration, appointment through arbitral institutions and tighter timelines. Draft under consultation — not enacted.

Ministry of Law & Justice · PIB