Trade, market groups share inputs on Delhi govt’s business portal

Over 40 trade/market association representatives from areas such as Chandni Chowk, Bhagirath Palace, Sadar Bazar, Khari Baoli, Naya Bazar discussed the role of market bodies in setting up the upcoming portal and ways to coordinate with Delhi government for the purpose

The Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDCD), the Delhi government’s think tank, on Wednesday organised a meeting with representatives of market and trade bodies across the Capital to seek their partnership and inputs to formulate the “Dilli Bazaar” web portal.

Recently announced by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Dilli Bazaar will be the national Capital’s e-marketplace where shop-owners can set up a virtual store to sell their products online across the globe. (ANI File)

Recently announced by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Dilli Bazaar will be the national Capital’s e-marketplace where shop-owners can set up a virtual store to sell their products online across the globe. Over 40 trade/market association representatives from areas such as Chandni Chowk, Bhagirath Palace, Sadar Bazar, Khari Baoli, Naya Bazar, Mori Gate, Chawri Bazar, Connaught Place, Lajpat Nagar, Karol Bagh, Sarojini Nagar, Khan Market, Rajouri Garden, Kamla Nagar, Palika Bazar, Rohini, Pitampura, Laxmi Nagar, Krishna Nagar, and Gandhi Nagar discussed the role of market bodies in setting up the upcoming portal and ways to coordinate with Delhi government for the purpose.

Chairing the meeting with trade/market association representatives, Jasmine Shah, vice-chairperson, DDCD, said, “Delhi government, under the leadership of CM Arvind Kejriwal, has been working tirelessly to provide relief to businesses suffering from the impact of lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year, the Delhi government set up “Rozgar Bazaar”, a simple job matching web platform on which over 1.4 million job seekers registered themselves and over 1 million jobs were advertised. Discussions with trade and industry associations led to the formulation of the concept of Dilli Bazaar.”

“The quality of products and services in Delhi is praised all over India and globally, but many businesses suffer because they still lack an online presence and reach. During the lockdown, while physical retail stores suffered losses, e-commerce gained 150% in revenue and tier 2 and tier 3 cities also saw a huge surge in the demand for digital payments. Realising the support many sellers require to tap the online market to their advantage, CM Arvind Kejriwal announced that Dilli Bazaar, a path-breaking, the state-of-the-art e-marketplace will be built by the Delhi government where every trader, businessperson, professional, service provider, and shopkeeper of Delhi will be able to showcase and sell their products to anyone, anywhere in the world,” Shah said.

The portal will support and strengthen both direct-to-consumer and business-to-business ventures. Shoppers will be able to go on virtual walkthroughs of Delhi’s markets and buy any product they like. The easy-to-use portal will help promote local businesses by providing them access to larger markets, Shah added.