Ema Keithel market anticipate systematic Covid-19 Protocols to Reopen

  • | Monday | 28th September, 2020

Ema Keithel or Ema Market or Mothers` market is believed to be Asia’s largest all-women market solely run and managed by women. It has been more than six months that Ema Keithal has not indulged in any trading activity due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, which began in March.

Ema Keithel or Ema Market or Mothers` market is believed to be Asia’s largest all-women market solely run and managed by women. It has been more than six months that Ema Keithal has not indulged in any trading activity due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, which began in March. This market is a workplace for more than 5,000 women vendors.

State Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that the "It was a consensual decision taken after discussing with the leaders of the Ema Keithal, who are with us in fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The mothers have refrained themselves from doing their business." The decision to keep Ema Market closed till September 30 has been taken in a meeting attended by the representatives of the Ema Keithal calling it a "consensual decision".

Looking at the financial woes faced by the women street vendors due to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, the Chief Minister has distributed loans to a total of 1,269 vendors of different districts to support them in resuming their work.

803 street vendors were benefitted under the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi - PM SVANidhi and 466 regular licensed vendors were provided assistance under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) - SHISHU.


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