Covid-19: Dhabas owners struggle to survive as Indians stay wary of travel
India TodayAsin Sharma lies idle on a cot near his restaurant by a highway linking India’s capital New Delhi with the northern state of Punjab. A temporarily closed restaurant along a national highway in Murthal, Haryana STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE Last year, the government extended federal guarantees on bank loans for small businesses including hotels and restaurants, as well as a moratorium on some bank loans through to the end of March. The huge job losses in the restaurant sector reflect a broader rise in India's unemployment, which almost doubled to 11.9 per cent in May from 6.5 per cent in March, according to CMIE, a Mumbai-based think tank. On the highway between New Delhi and India's financial hub Mumbai, Hans Restaurant, which used to thrive on catering for weddings and birthday parties, has tried to survive by selling takeaway food, but there are not enough orders, said manager Kailash Chand Meghwal.
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