Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia held a stakeholder meeting with the representatives of various market associations on Sunday. The main aim of the meeting was to include their suggestions in the budget-making process.

In the meeting, representatives of market associations demanded special packages from the government for their markets and sectors in the budget. Parkings, pink toilets, and cleanliness of markets and roads were the main demands of traders.

Representatives of more than 15 market associations related to textile, paper, automobile, furniture, timber, food grains, medicines, bakery and dry fruits sectors, etc participated in the meeting.

Delhi Transport and Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot and Chamber of Trade and Industries Chairman Brijesh Goyal were also present during the meeting.

While interacting with the representatives, Sisodia, who also holds the finance office said that it is his priority to make the budget along with the stakeholders.

“To ensure the same, various stakeholder meetings are organised ahead of the Budget session,” he said.

Sisodia said during the preparation of the budget, the government tries to understand the expectations of the stakeholders every year by conducting meetings with the representatives of different markets of Delhi and then tries to include them in the budget.

He said this is done so that markets can flourish and create more avenues of business for them.

“This year too the Delhi government is conducting various meetings with the market associations and understanding their expectations so that provisions can be made in the budget regarding the same,” he said.

“Markets of Delhi are the backbone of the capital’s economy, and working to increase opportunities for them is our priority,” Sisodia said.

“Our markets generate various job opportunities and revenue in huge numbers. In such a situation it is the responsibility of the government to understand their requirements and develop better facilities for them. This will help the markets attract more customers and business opportunities,” he said.