₹3 lakh crores and over one crore people associated with the industry directly/indirectly lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.He appealed to the government to let big weddings take place with coronavirus measures in place.
He suggested a '4 square feet' formula for such weddings."Please allow us 4 square feet formula. If we have 1 lakh square feet area, 2,500 people can be accommodated there," Jain said.In the Unlock 4 guidelines, the Ministry of Home Affairs has permitted weddings with 100 people after September 20.
Earlier, it was capped at 50 people."The estimated size of the Indian event industry is ₹5 lakh crores, out of which ₹2.5 lakh crores to 3 lakh crores only is consumed by the weddings.