Darbar Move to boost economy, business of both regions: CCI

* Release SGST refund of traders: Arun

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 18: Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Jammu today said that Chief Minister’s decision to restore the age-old historic tradition of the Darbar Move will immensely strengthen the brotherhood and harmony between the two regions boost the economy and business of both the regions.
In a press statement here today CCI president Arun Gupta requested the Chief Minister to immediately release the SGST refund as withholding of SGST refunds has caused severe cash flow crunch among the industry especially small scale units.
He further pointed out that delay in disbursement of turnover incentive has demoralized the industrial community and has also impacted the operational sustainability for many industrial units. He urged that all the pending incentives including the turnover incentive be released at the earliest to save the Industrial sector from going sick.
Gupta also raised a serious concern about the dilapidated condition of roads across the Jammu region including fourth Tawi Bridge near Bhagwati Nagar. He highlighted that the flash floods and water-logging on August 26, 2025, severely damaged the road infrastructure and washed away some portion of fourth Tawi Bridge. Despite a lapse of over 45 days, no steps are visible to repair these damaged roads/fourth Tawi Bridge, causing great inconvenience to the public and hampering the free movement of vehicular traffic. He urged an urgent need for a permanent solution to the road infrastructure crisis.
He voiced strong opposition and resentment against the Power Development Department (PDD) authorities’ plan to abruptly switch from smart meters to a prepaid system in a short timeframe.
CCI chief warned that this sudden shift would cause undue mental distress to power consumers, terming it a “direct attack on the fundamental rights of the citizens.” He appealed to the government to immediately stall the move to switch over to the prepaid system to relieve honest consumers of this mental distress.

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