COVID-19: DPIIT to monitor real-time transport & delivery of essential commodities

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has set up a control room to monitor in real-time status of transportation and delivery of essential commodities amid coronavirus lockdown in country. It will also monitor difficulties being faced by various stakeholders during lockdown period from March 25 to April 14.

"In event of any manufacturing, transporter, distributor, wholesaler or e-commerce companies facing ground level difficulties in transport and distribution of goods or mobilization of resources, same may be informed to this department" DPIIT said.

Grivances can be emailed to "controlroom-dpiit@gov.in" or informed throughtelephone (011-23062487). This number will be functional from 8am to 6pm. issues reported by various stakeholders through this control room would be taken up with concerned state government, district, police authorities, and or ncies. It has urged to all "stakeholders, industry associations to report issues affecting industry, trade, especially ground level issues on this control room," it said.

issueassumed significance as traders and e-commerce companies have raised concerns over police beating up delivery boys in different states, while y were doing ir duty. Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla held a detailed meeting on Wednesday with DPIIT, traders and e-commerce firms on smooth supply of essential goods in country.