Bengal govt permits sweet shops to remain open for longer duration
Thursday - April 16, 2020 9:21 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Thursday permitted sweet shops to remain open for eight hours daily during the Covid-19 induced lockdown as against the four-hour ceiling announced earlier.On March 20, the Mamata Banerjee-led government had allowed the sweet shops to remain open from 12 noon to 4 p.m.Announcing the fresh relaxation, Chief Minister Banerjee said the decision was taken in view of a request from the sweet shop owners."They have told us that the 12 noon to 4 p.m. slot is inconvenient for them, as a lot of buyers don't come in the afternoon. So from now on, sweet shops will remain open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.," she told the media.
--IANS ssp/arm
--IANS ssp/arm
