Shops demand more operational time

Rajkot: Rajkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the state government to let the shops remain open for a longer time. At present, these are allowed to operate between 7 am and 7 pm.
“Shops selling puja materials for religious rituals should be allowed to operate from 6 am to 8 am during which they should be allowed to make home delivery too,” says a release issued by the chamber.
The chamber has also demanded that restaurants and hotels should be allowed to make home delivery from 8 am to 10 pm. “From 8 am to 4 pm, only 10% of home delivery is possible. Hence we request the government to grant more time to restaurants and hotels,” the release stated.
That apart, the chamber has demanded that industrial units in Rajkot be granted the permission to operate for 24 hours. “At present the industrial units are allowed to operate from 8 am to 6 pm, during which they are unable to complete their production work and are thus incurring heavy losses. We request the government to allow them to function for 24 hours,” the release added.