Statesman News Service
MALDA, Aug 21: The district magistrate has approached the bank officials of SBI and UBI to keep open at least one or two branches in English Bazaar town on Sundays in the interest of the public.
Due to hectic work schedules state and central government employees do not have visit the bank and avail its services on weekdays.
The bank officials have assured the district magistrate Mr. C R Das that they would consider the proposal and inform their higher authorities for its execution.
In Malda town all establishments from big business houses to small shops in markets including doctors’ chambers remain closed on Sunday.
As a part of tradition, traders in English Bazaar observe Saturday as a half-day and Sunday as a full holiday.
On Tuesday, the district magistrate had approached the president of Malda Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce Mr. Debabrata Basu to take a ‘quick decision’ about keeping open a zone of market places on Sundays.
Since 2000 though the administration had tried to keep open at least a part of market in English Bazaar town for the people but things were yet to be materialized.
“We should try and understand the problem of a section of people who can not get opportunity to buy essential items from market on Sunday, the only holiday in a week. A decision has to be taken immediately from your end to make an order following the labour laws”, the district magistrate told the MMCC representatives.
The D M has also suggested them to observe holiday on any weekdays except Sunday like other district towns and cities.
Following the proposal of the MMCC, the district magistrate said that he would approach the India Medical Association of Malda to keep open some chambers of doctors in English Bazaar town.
MMCC representatives alleged that people couldn’t seek suggestion from doctors at their chamber on Sunday in case of any emergency because all doctors observe Sunday as a holiday. (END)
MALDA, Aug 21: The district magistrate has approached the bank officials of SBI and UBI to keep open at least one or two branches in English Bazaar town on Sundays in the interest of the public.
Due to hectic work schedules state and central government employees do not have visit the bank and avail its services on weekdays.
The bank officials have assured the district magistrate Mr. C R Das that they would consider the proposal and inform their higher authorities for its execution.
In Malda town all establishments from big business houses to small shops in markets including doctors’ chambers remain closed on Sunday.
As a part of tradition, traders in English Bazaar observe Saturday as a half-day and Sunday as a full holiday.
On Tuesday, the district magistrate had approached the president of Malda Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce Mr. Debabrata Basu to take a ‘quick decision’ about keeping open a zone of market places on Sundays.
Since 2000 though the administration had tried to keep open at least a part of market in English Bazaar town for the people but things were yet to be materialized.
“We should try and understand the problem of a section of people who can not get opportunity to buy essential items from market on Sunday, the only holiday in a week. A decision has to be taken immediately from your end to make an order following the labour laws”, the district magistrate told the MMCC representatives.
The D M has also suggested them to observe holiday on any weekdays except Sunday like other district towns and cities.
Following the proposal of the MMCC, the district magistrate said that he would approach the India Medical Association of Malda to keep open some chambers of doctors in English Bazaar town.
MMCC representatives alleged that people couldn’t seek suggestion from doctors at their chamber on Sunday in case of any emergency because all doctors observe Sunday as a holiday. (END)
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