Patna: From small to large traders who deal with unimportant items in the state, opening shops or only three times a day because covid pandemics have caused large financial losses.
Retail shop owners said their business slipped because they were allowed to open a store for only 12 days a month.
“We have to pay rent, tax, bill, and salary for a full month.
This has resulted in acute financial crisis for us,” he added.
DINESH Agarwal, President of the Electricity Association of Bihar, said the monthly income of stores was less than 30% because they were allowed to open only 12 days a month.
“Many traders are in trouble due to enormous financial losses.
They pay rent, taxes, utility bills and salaries to their employees for a month, but remain open for only 12 days.
It is a total injustice.
We have urged representatives of cm through the trader’s body for Look into the fate of the shop owner like that, but it doesn’t work, “he added.
In Patna, non-essential shops that deal with electricity (fans, coolers, air conditioners) and electronics (cellular, laptops, computers, batteries, UPS), salons or nurses, furniture stores and ornaments open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday , Shops sell clothing, equipment, household appliances, sports equipment, and agricultural products have been opened on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday since June 2, Sanjiv Kumar, electronic shop owners, said the total income, which was almost Rs 35 Lakh per month, Have down to Rs 9 lakh because of restrictions.
“Likewise, all shops that run in the NIWAS day complex face financial losses.
Only normal operation of unimportant stores can help us survive,” he said.
RAM Lal Khetan, President of the Bihar Industry Association (BIA), said traders who sell non-essential products are charged 50% of business losses due to restrictions on Covid-19 every week.
“This business is almost a nile for them because of the sidewalk.
Because shops are allowed to open on alternative days, they find it difficult to cover the losses suffered during total locking,” he said.
Congress said BIA has urged CM Nith Kumar, Deputy CMS, the main secretary and industry minister to allow shops that are not important for every day.
“I think the state government will make the right decision about the opening of the store on all days in the next review meeting which will be held on July 20 or July 22,” Compene added.
Gautam Agarwal, Garment Shop Manager at Pasar Hathua, said, “We find it difficult to return to our feet because of discontinuity in the opening of the store.
The government must allow us to do business throughout the day with a Covid protocol.” Manoj Kumar, the sales manager in the ornament showroom, said , “We adhere to the Covid safety protocol.
The government must let us open a shop all day.”