Jammu, Dec. 10 -- Kashmir Traders & Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) led by its President Mohammad Yaseen Khan and accompanied by KTMF senior functionary Qazi Tauseef on Wednesday called on the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Jammu and discussed in detail the growing hardships faced by the trading community across the Valley.

During the meeting, KTMF highlighted that the business sector is going through one of its toughest phases with markets witnessing a steep decline in sales and traders facing an unprecedented financial crunch. KTMF highlighted that small and medium traders are reeling under mounting financial stress caused by increasing bank liabilities,high interest burdens and extremely limited working capital support from financial...