{"id":63864,"date":"2020-04-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=63864"},"modified":"2020-04-09T17:59:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T12:59:08","slug":"lcci-seeks-relaxed-operations-schedule-small-traders-amid-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lcci-seeks-relaxed-operations-schedule-small-traders-amid-lockdown.html","title":{"rendered":"LCCI seeks relaxed operations schedule for small traders amid lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry (LCCI) has requested the government for a &#8216;relaxed&#8217; daily operations schedule for small traders and shopkeepers amid the going coronavirus lockdown, a news source reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-grants-lockdown-exemption-textile-industry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Govt grants \u2018lockdown exemption\u2019 to textile industry (opens in a new tab)\">Govt grants \u2018lockdown exemption\u2019 to textile industry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LCCI President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh requested the government\nto allow small traders and shopkeepers to conduct their businesses from 9 AM to\n5 PM during the ongoing novel\ncoronavirus lockdown in the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He appreciated the government for allowing export-oriented\nindustries to remain operational, but demanded similar relief for small traders\nand shopkeepers. He said that these businesspersons were facing severe\nfinancial crunch due to the lockdown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheikh stated that these small businesses played an important role in generating revenue and providing employment. He added that the 9 to 5 working hours would allow them to overcome challenges during the novel coronavirus lockdown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-govt-releases-zakat-funds-amid-coronavirus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Punjab govt releases Zakat funds amid coronavirus lockdown (opens in a new tab)\">Punjab govt releases Zakat funds amid coronavirus lockdown<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The LCCI president informed the delegations of traders that the\nLCCI had taken the issue to the higher authorities. He added that they soon\nexpected the government to allow small traders and shopkeepers to open their\nbusinesses with certain standard operating procedures (SOPs). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry (LCCI) has requested the government for a &#8216;relaxed&#8217; daily operations schedule for small traders and shopkeepers amid the going coronavirus lockdown, a news source reported. Read: Govt grants \u2018lockdown exemption\u2019 to textile industry LCCI President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh requested the government to allow small traders and shopkeepers to conduct their businesses from 9 AM to 5 PM during the ongoing novel coronavirus lockdown in the city. He appreciated the government for allowing export-oriented industries to remain operational, but demanded similar relief for small traders and shopkeepers. He said that these businesspersons were facing severe financial crunch due to the lockdown. Sheikh stated that these small businesses played an important role in generating revenue and providing employment. He added that the 9 to 5 working hours would allow them to overcome challenges during the novel coronavirus lockdown. Read: Punjab govt releases Zakat funds amid coronavirus lockdown The LCCI president informed the delegations of traders that the LCCI had taken the issue to the higher authorities. He added that they soon expected the government to allow small traders and shopkeepers to open their businesses with certain standard operating procedures (SOPs).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":62620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[25743],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-63864","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-details-on-lcci-seeks-relaxed-operations-schedule-for-small-traders-amid-lockdown"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LCCI seeks relaxed operations schedule for small traders amid lockdown - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"LCCI has requested the government for a &#039;relaxed&#039; daily operations schedule for small traders and shopkeepers amid the going coronavirus lockdown\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lcci-seeks-relaxed-operations-schedule-small-traders-amid-lockdown.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LCCI seeks relaxed operations schedule for small traders amid lockdown - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LCCI has requested the government for a &#039;relaxed&#039; 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