India, July 10 -- Days after the Centre issued a notice to Meta-owned WhatsApp over its proposed username feature, the messaging platform has submitted its response.

According to a PTI report, WhatsApp's reply was received yesterday night and is under examination by the MeitY. There is no official word yet from the company on the submission.

The development follows MeitY's notice to Meta last week seeking a detailed explanation of the proposed feature, which would allow users to communicate without sharing their phone numbers.

The central government also directed the tech giant not to roll out the feature in India until consultations are completed to its satisfaction.

Originally, the Centre had given WhatsApp three days to respond. Ho...