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Confederation Of All India Traders (CAIT) urged the AAP-led government to impose complete lockdown in the national capital for the upcoming 10 days.
CAIT also added those individuals who are engaged in essential services should get e-passes on time. If necessary, the traders can also call for closing their shops, said CAIT Secretary General.
New Delhi: A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a weekend curfew in the city, with the aim to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission, Confederation Of All India Traders (CAIT) urged the AAP-led government to impose complete lockdown in the national capital for the upcoming 10 days.
Domestic traders body CAIT on Thursday asked the Delhi government to impose a complete lockdown for at least 10 days to control coronavirus infections but at the same time ensure movement of vehicles carrying essential goods for the people. Amid surging COVID cases, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced weekend curfew in Delhi apart from various other curbs. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said that people engaged in essential services should get e-passes on time and that the government should ensure smooth movement of vehicles at borders. The time has come to take a strong step in order to curb the rapid outbreak and a complete lockdown for at least 10 days in order to break the chain seems the right thing to do, CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said.
The Delhi government allowed inter and intra State movement and transportation of essential and non-essential goods and delivery of all essential goods under the weekend curfew amid rising Covid-19 cases. In its order detailing the roadmap for the weekend curfew beginning Friday 10 pm, the Delhi government said that movement within the city for certain categories of people, including people making essential deliveries will be allowed by applying for a pass on State government website. The order steers clear of the confusion on essential and non-essential goods by allowing inter and intra city movement of all kinds of goods, unlike Maharashtra, where clarity on these issues took some time over the past two days.
E-Commerce Platforms Shouldn’t Be Allowed Non-Essential Deliveries in Curfew Areas, Traders Urge Government
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Traders said an “uneven level-playing field” will be created for them
E-commerce companies have demanded non-essential deliveries
Offline traders in India have urged the government to not allow e-commerce companies such as Amazon and Flipkart to sell and deliver non-essential goods in the areas where curfew or lockdown has been implemented owing to the COVID-19 spread. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), that is claimed to represent more than eight crore traders through over 40 thousand trade associations, on Thursday passed on the request through a letter written to Minister of Commerce a
Amazon announces $250 million venture fund for Indian startups
Amazon on Thursday announced a $250 million venture fund to invest in Indian startups and entrepreneurs focusing on digitization of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the key overseas market.
The announcement comes at a time when the American e-commerce group, which has previously invested over $6.5 billion in its India business, faces heat from government bodies, and the small and medium-sized businesses that it purports to serve.
Through the new venture fund, called Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund, Amazon said it wants to invest in startups that focus on helping small businesses come online, sell online, automate and digitize their operations, and expand to customers worldwide. The company didn’t share the lifecycle of the fund (that is, how long it plans to take to run through $250 million).