Distributors seek attention
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 23 2016:
The All Manipur Sales and Distributors Association has sought immediate attention of the concerned authorities towards their plight caused by demonetisation of Rs 500 note and Rs 1000 notes and unavailability of currency notes of smaller denominations.
Even as newspaper publishers have refused to accept Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, neither the media houses nor banks nor Government authorities have initiated any measures to address the difficulties encountered by newspaper distributors, lamented the association.
Like all sections of people, distributors too have been facing acute shortage of petrol but they have no time to stand in long queues in front of petrol pumps as they have to distribute newspapers every morning.
Even though special arrangements have been made to distribute fuel to media persons, no such arrangements have ever been made for distributors, said a press release issued by the association.
It went on to ask whether media houses can function without distributors.