Centre backs out from retail, shifts burden to states

Anandita Singh Mankotia
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 17, 2008 at 2308 hrs IST
Updated: Tuesday, Jun 17, 2008 at 2308 hrs IST

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New Delhi, Jun 16: being able to buy in bulk like the large retail chains can buy.

It had mentioned facilitation of cash and carry model like the Metro AG for sale to unorganised retail. Currently there is no such pan-India retail policy and it more or less falls in the domain of state subject.

Last year, UP government had banned Reliance Fresh stores from operations in the state citing law and order problem as the cause. There have been reports of the government mulling at zoning restrictions as had been adopted by some South east Asian countries like Malaysia.

However, government sources say that such legislation is not feasible and would be a deterrent to organised retail trade itself....

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