With Covid cases in the state still at a high level, the state cabinet on Wednesday agreed to extend the lockdown-like restrictions for two weeks till May 30
: Thursday, May 13, 2021, 2:01 PM IST
Traders displeased by extension of COVID-19 curbs; urge Maharashtra govt to take sympathetic look at their hardships
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Federation of Retail Traders Welfare Association (FRTWA) has expressed serious displeasure over the Maharashtra Governmentâs decision to extend the lockdown up to 7 am on June 1. The Federation has estimated that total business loss incurred by retail business by small and medium-size retail traders at Rs 69,500 crore for the period April 4 till May 31.
The Association President Viren Shah said there is no relief to shopkeepers terming the government decision on lockdown extension ââunfortunate.ââ ââ The state government has not even mentioned cities like Mumbai where cases are dropping and manageable and unlocking the city in a gradual manner. Itâs high time that Maharashtra Government will have to seriously think of tradersâ issues and concerns.ââ
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As the COVID-19 cases in the financial capital are declining day by day, Mumbai shop owners have urged CM Udhav Thackeray to allow all non-essential shops to remain open from 10 am to 8 pm on all days to revive the economy back on track.
In a letter addressed to Thackeray, the Federation of Retail Traders Welfare Association president Viren Shah wrote, We are sure you will take prompt decision to ensure that shopkeepers with proper precaution can resume their operation in a systematic manner.
Meanwhile, Mumbai on Monday (May 10) recorded 1794 new Covid-19 cases while 3580 patients were discharged. The city has witnessed the lowest single-day spike in the cases since March 30. Last, on March 15, the city had reported 1,712 cases, after that the city reported the lowest number of cases today after seeing a massive spike. The Uddhav Thackeray led government which imposed lockdown like curbs two weeks ago has helped in curbing the spread of the virus in the capital ci
. But traders losing Rs 1,300 crore/day
ByVinay DalviVinay Dalvi / Updated: May 2, 2021, 06:00 IST
The
Maharashtra government’s decision of implementing
lockdown in the state has significantly impacted the shopkeepers, mall owners, and restauranteurs. According to the
Federation of Retail Traders Welfare Association (
FRTWA), the shopkeepers are losing Rs 1,300 crore a day. There are 13 lakh shops in the state out of which around four lakh shops are in the city itself.
“We have till now incurred losses to the tune of Rs 24,000 crore due to initial partial lockdown and later the complete lockdown since April 5,” said
Viren Shah, President, FRTWA who is also the director of Roopam Stores at Crawford Market.
Roads and footpaths continued to be deserted on Wednesday
MUMBAI: The state cabinet on Wednesday unanimously decided to extend the lockdownlike restrictions in Maharashtra for another fortnight, that is, from May 1 to 15, after the current fortnight of curbs ends at the end of this month. The decision came on a day the state recorded 985 Covid deaths, its highest daily toll since the start of the pandemic.
While public health minister Rajesh Tope said all cabinet ministers were unanimous that the curbs be extended to check the spread of Covid-19, NGOs working for the poor and representatives of the retail sector and restaurants said the restrictions were having a serious adverse impact and they had expected some relief.