New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Online aggregators such as Uber, Swiggy, Amazon and Airbnb may soon have to follow uniform standards to sign up, assess and retain partners like drivers, delivery workers, vendors and property owners, three people familiar with the government's plans said.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will formulate standards to assess partners across sectors such as ride-hailing, food delivery, e-commerce and homestays, the people cited above said on the condition of anonymity. The move may have a sweeping impact on India's digital platforms, standardizing partner treatment across platforms and ensuring that consumers experience consistent service quality.

In the absence of any common standard, companies follow their own pr...