Summary:
Non-essential shops likely to re-open? Staff Reporter :GOING by guidelines issued by Maharashtra Government on Sunday trading activity in city is likely to get a nod for normal resumption across all sector essential as well as nonessential categories. The local authorities are empowered to decide on giving permission for non-essential category shops to re-open after nearly two-and-half months of curbs. One major point of the order is about increasing operation timings for all shops from current 11 pm deadline to 2 pm. The increased in working hours is quite good as due to current restricted timings there tend to be crowding during last hour. Also the local authorities are asked to considering increased working hours for shop related to agriculture sector in view of upcoming kharif season..