New Delhi: Weekend curfew and restrictions on weekdays have affected production drastically in the industry and factory.
While units are permitted to operate on non-curfew days, the owner faces the problem of getting the supply of raw materials and worker movements at night.
Vivek Gupta Entrepreneur Jhmerl Welfare Group (JEWG) said, “The workforce in the second shift (or night shift) does not work on weekdays in unnecessary units, while this weekend we keep the factory fully closed to avoid actions.
We must Knowing that the unit in the non-essential category was sealed in Mangolpuri after 60 workers were found to work there.
“Gupta said that if it increased, the curfew would affect production and cause losses.
“What is even more worrying is that the workers will return to their home cities and make them back will be difficult.
We have managed vaccination for them, but they prefer to go home if there is no job security,” he said.
RK Gupta, Secretary General of Mayapuri-Rewari Line Association of Industrial Chorrary, said that until now the situation was under control.
“Because there are some Covid cases reported in our region among workers, the closing industry during weekend curvacies will help break the Covid chain.
But if the curfew will continue for a longer or full duration of weeks in the coming days, then our customers In the end it will go to NCR Cities because there is no limit in Noida, Gurgaon so far, “he said.
The Confederation of all Indian traders stated that the imposition of various restrictions has directly affected people in business and industry.
“In Delhi, the daily business turnover is around Rs 700 Crore and on Sunday, it goes down to the RS 300 Crore because the majority of wholesale and retail markets remain close.
But two days the curfew causes a loss of Rs 1,000 Crore and at least Rs 250-300 Crore on Other days due to restrictions such as night hours.
Reduction of turnover will eventually cause less demand than industrial units, “said a member.