EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 28: Janata Dal (United) urged the Govt of India and Lieutenant Governor J&K for early announcement of a special financial package to revive the business and economy in J&K.
In a joint statement issued here today, State General Secretary Sanjay Dhar, Vivek Bali State Secretary J&K, PL Pandita Chairman Migrants J&K and Gohar Wani State Spokesperson said that announcement of a special package is urgently required as the industrial sector, traders, small entrepreneurs, house boat-shikara owners, hoteliers connected with tourism trade in the region have suffered since August 2019 while Covid lockdowns have added to their woes.
These leaders said that the traders and other population connected with the above quoted sections have suffered immensely in the past several decades in Jammu & Kashmir demand measures for the revival of their businesses, entrepreneurship.
JDU leaders also sought the upliftment of business fraternity across the J&K which has suffered huge losses due to the covid-19 situation. These leaders also said in the past two decades, Jammu & Kashmir alone has seen several shutdowns for a long time resulting in the huge losses to the business fraternity. They also said the Jammu and Kashmir traders who have borrowed money from the Banks are repaying the amount in installments and in time, by making the installments arranged on borrowing the same from private financers thereby coming under debits day by day. These leaders have urged the Central Govt as well as UT Govt for providing a special relaxation of waving the interest of the loans owing to Banks, Financial Corporation to small traders, shikara owners and hoteliers who have taken loan from banks. |
