India, June 10 -- The Delhi government is set approve the constitution of a traders' welfare board aimed at promoting the welfare of the city's trader community and streamlining grievance redressal mechanisms, senior officials said on Monday.

The proposal, which officials said was at an "advanced stage", has been submitted to chief minister Rekha Gupta by the industry department, said an official requesting anonymity. The board is expected to provide insurance cover, address infrastructure and policy challenges, offer grievance redressal platforms, and enable trader representation in policy formation, officials said.

Industries minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa told HT that the formation of the welfare board is among the key priorities of ...