JAIPUR: The state government has decided to postpone the implementation of trade licence scheme in Jaipur Municipal Corporations, Greater, and Heritage. After the decision of the government, Traders’ Associations of Jaipur city have also postponed their plan to shut markets on September 11.
The order for postponement was released by the director of local bodies Deepak Nandi after getting a nod from chief minister Ashok Gehlot. The order states that looking at the pandemic situation in which most of the traders in the Jaipur city have suffered losses, trade license is postponed at present.
Both the corporations have been asked to withhold the implementation of trade licence and submit a report to the DLB.
President of Jaipur Vyapaar Mahasangh Subash Goyal said that they do not support the postponment of the trade licence and it has to be revoked by the government.
“We have postponed market shutdown on Saturday but if the government will again try to implement it, then we will once again begin our protest. Trade license is unfair towards the small business owners who have already suffered enough during pandemic. We want it to be revoked completely,” said Goyal.
On Friday afternoon, JMC, Greater mayor Sheel Dabhai and MLA Rafiq Khan went to meet Subhash Goyal and other traders assuring them that they support the traders and this license will not be implemented.
All the MLAs of JMC, Heritage have already extended their support to the traders and termed this license to be unfair.
Under trade licence scheme every businessman involved in trade of private hospital, nursing home, coaching centre, clinic, library, hostel or PG, tobacco seller will have to get a license paying a fee, on yearly basis. A fixed amount according to every business has been decided which owners have to pay.
Municipal corporation has said that Jaipur is not the first urban body to impose it. In Jodhpur Municipal Corporation, the trade license was implemented 25 years back. With UD tax not being collected by the corporation, it needs urgent financial aid to function however, it now has to wait for it.
