With a strong surge in sales of gold, silver, utensils, kitchenware, vehicles, electronic and electrical goods and other auspicious items, total business for traders and market hubs crossed ₹1 lakh crore across the country as per estimates by the Confederation of All India Traders.
Praveen Khandelwal, Secretary-General, CAIT and Member of Parliament from Chandni Chowk said, “ This year, Dhanteras witnessed record-breaking sales across multiple sectors including gold & silver Jewellery and coins ( ₹60,000 crore), utensils & kitchenware and appliances (₹15,000 crore), electronic & electrical Goods (₹10,000 crore) , decorative Items, Lamps & Puja Materials ( ₹3,000 crore), Dry Fruits, Sweets, Fruits, Textiles, Vehicles & Miscellaneous Items ( ₹12,000) crore.Thus, the total business nationwid