Rajkot business associations discuss impact faced due to night-curfew

Rajkot: A virtual meeting of around 80 business associations in Rajkot was arranged today, on 3rd March, 2021 at 6 PM in the leadership of Chamber of Commerce to discuss about issues being faced by various businesses due to night-curfew of 9 PM to 6 AM imposed in the city from 1st April, 2021. The issues will be put forward the state government further on the basis of the discussions done during the meetings.

Many industries and trades are facing a number of issues due to the existing duration of night-curfew in the city, as claimed by various merchants. Many business associations had mentioned that businesses are undergoing various problems due to the time-limit of 9 PM of the night-curfew in the city imposed from 1st April, during the primary discussions with V. P. Vaishnav, President of Rajkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry prior to the meeting.

Prominent business associations including Aji GIDC Association, Rajkot Engineering Association, Rajkot Gold-dealer Association, Shapar-Veraval Industrial Association, Dharmendra Road Vepari Association were part of this meeting. Trades including marketing yard, gold and silver markets, food products and several shops in the city are facing adverse impacts of the night-curfew on various aspects of the business, according to the arguments of several business associations.

It is to be noted that the 9 PM to 6 AM night-curfew has been imposed in four metro-cities of Gujarat including Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot till 15th April, 2021 by the state government considering the rise in cases Covid-19. DeshGujarat