After mistakenly listing India under the list of countries where developers can sell paid apps and then taking a U-Turn, Google has now officially announced that developers in India can sell paid applications, in-app products, and subscriptions in Google Play, with monthly payouts going to their local bank accounts. Google also noted that over the past year, Android device activations in India have jumped more than 400%, and in the last six months, Android users in India downloaded more apps than in the previous three years combined. It added that India is now the fourth-largest market worldwide for app downloads. Developers in India will now be able to set-up a Google Checkout merchant account, add in-app products or subscriptions to their already published free apps, and publish new paid apps, in addition to selling in-app products or subscriptions. Support for Indian Rupees & multiple other currencies: Google has also added support for Indian Rupee prices for apps in the Google Play Store, which means that developers can set prices in Indian Rupees for their apps, instead of the store converting dollar prices into rupees. Note that Google allows developers to price their app in the range of Rs 50 to Rs 10,000, so developers cannot charge less than Rs 50 for their apps. They can price their apps in any of the available currencies in addition to Rupees, publish, and receive payouts and financial data in local currency. Developers need to take care of taxes:Google also mentions that at this point in time, the Play Store does not offer…
