Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 10

Clamour grows for the implementation of the Apartment Act in the city. The Chandigarh Beopar Mandal (CBM), an apex body of traders, has demanded the Apartment Act to be notified for commercial establishments also for the benefit of small and medium traders and sale of property in parts by the heirs.

During the executive committee meeting, Charanjiv Singh, president of the CBM, lauded the roll of different Market Welfare Associations in supporting anti-Covid measures and vaccination campaigns for shopkeepers by the government.

He appealed to the market associations to take over management of parking lots for the benefit of traders and customers.

“Organised parking will bring more customers to markets. A majority of the market associations are ready to accept the Municipal Corporation offer to manage parking on nominal charges in various sector markets on V-4 roads. First 10 minutes from the entry proposed to be free,” he said.

Sanjeev Chadha, general secretary of the, CBM, took up the issues related to parking management being given to the Market Welfare Associations of 16 markets of the city. On his referendum, a majority of the market associations said nominal fee was must to smoothly run the parking in sector markets. He also echoed the need to make provision for on-the-spot e-payment for any encroachment by traders without lifting the goods to save time and inconvenience.

Mahesh Budhiraja strongly advocated the need to notify the Apartment Act in the city for the benefit of small and medium traders and liquidation of property by the heirs. Issue was supported by most of the members.

Diwakar Sahoonja, chief spokesperson, suggested the CBM to evolve some kind of e-portal with free listing and nominal charges from some technical firm to assist conventional retailers of the city to be hi-tech and match the competition of large online corporate to cater to city consumers and that of nearby region by doing online trading and sale promotion.

Meanwhile, the executive committee approved 11 new membership applications from different markets.