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title: "Google agrees to restore Indian apps on Play Store"  
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published: 2024-03-06  
updated: 2024-03-06  
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# Google agrees to restore Indian apps on Play Store

Following pressure from the [government](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/276/performance-of-government-in-the-center) and entrepreneurs, Alphabet's Google has decided to reinstate the Indian [applications](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12847/how-to-choose-the-right-ethernet-cable-for-industrial-applications) it removed from its app store due to a disagreement over service fee payments, **India's IT minister** said on Tuesday.

Google was unable to instantly respond to a request for comment.

The US company banned more than 100 Indian applications on Friday, including famous ones from Matrimony.com, for failing to comply with its policy of charging a service charge when in-app payment [alternatives](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/370/what-are-some-alternatives-to-inheritance) other than Google's are utilized.

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"We believe Google and the [startup sector](https://www.mindstick.com/news/3493/elon-musk-s-ai-startup-xai-to-integrate-with-social-media-platform-x) will reach a long-term solution in the coming months," the [minister said](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/99055/which-bihar-minister-said-ramcharitmanas-spreads-hatred-in-society) in a statement.

On March 1, the [tech](https://www.mindstick.com/services/technologies) behemoth banned ten apps from the [Play Store](https://www.mindstick.com/news/3638/google-s-play-store-settlement-company-to-pay-700-million-to-us-consumers) for "policy violations". The 10 applications, including BharatMatrimony, Truly Madly, and QuackQuack, were withdrawn for non-payment of the service fee.

While Google maintains its own defenses, the [Competition](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23460/5-ways-you-can-use-competition-to-your-benefit) Commission of India (CCI) accused the internet giant of engaging in anti-[competitive](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/43436/benefits-of-referring-to-hc-verma-book-for-competitive-exams) activities through dubious billing techniques.

In 2020, Google momentarily disabled the [famous Indian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38681/famous-indian-skier-aanchal-thakur-belongs-to-which-indian-state) payments app Paytm from its Play Store due to policy breaches. The company's creator and the larger startup sector banded together to oppose Google, building their own app marketplaces and bringing legal challenges.

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