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Covid restrictions in Maharashtra leave retailers and restaurants in the lurch
₹5476-crore relief package for 7.78 crore people in the state, mostly daily wage earners, street vendors, construction workers etc."No doubt, the surge in cases calls for stringent measures, but how is the industry going to survive just on delivery and takeaways? How is the Government going to compensate for this? This is a question which the Government has to answer to lakhs of families employed and associated with the industry," said Shivanand Shetty, president, Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR).Shetty added that the sector got no support or relief package for the seven months of lockdown last year and the result was evident with many restaurants shutting down forever.