Traders body asks Delhi govt for financial aid for lockdown-hit retailers

The Confederation of All India Traders, on Tuesday, in a letter sent to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, asked for a financial relief package for the city’s retail shop owners.
 

CAIT claimed that till March this year, retailers had recovered 60-70% of their business, before the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic hit and forced several states and union territories including Delhi to implement strict lockdown measures. The traders’ association added that because of the lockdown, which started on April 20 and is only now being eased, retailers have borne heavy losses and need financial help to tide over the