EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 8: The Traders & Manufacturers Association (TMA), Central Market, Exhibition Ground Jammu felicitated the new office bearers of Chamber of Commerce & Industries Jammu in a programme held here today.
On the occasion, the Association members also raised the burning issue of 21 demolished shops in the premises of Central Market, Exhibition Ground.
President of CCI Jammu Arun Gupta assured the aggrieved shopkeepers present that he shall take up the issue for rehabilitation of 21 shopkeepers in the same building of Women Entrepreneur Development Centre being constructed at the same site of premises. He was of the view that Govt always look for the welfare of the people but not hitting hard on their livelihood.
Parmod Kapahi, president of Traders & Manufacturers Association also spoke at the occasion and assured all the affected shopkeepers that their issue of rehabilitation shall be taken to their logical end.
Earlier, Traders & Manufacturers Association, Central Market, Exhibition Ground informed that a building for Women’s Entrepreneurship Developement Centre was announced to be developed at Exhibition Ground, Jammu. For the purpose, Industries Department allotted the required piece of land to MD SICOP for raising a building for Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Center.
During the process of construction, some 21 shops in the said premises of Exhibition Ground were to be demolished. However, the process of the demolition that too, without serving the prior notice to the shopkeepers of the market, continued. Finally, the aggrieved shopkeepers approached the High Court of J&K, Jammu, which passed a direction to SICOP to enter into MOU with all the affected shopkeepers for their rehabilitation in the same building (Women Entrepreneurship Development Center building).
Wherein, following the direction of the Court, the requisite MOU was later on signed by MD SICOP with all the aggrieved shopkeepers in year 2018-2019.
At the conclusion of the programme, Rakesh Jalali expressed vote of thanks to the newly elected President of Chamber of commerce & Industry, Arun Gupta and his team of office bearers. |
