The Delhi administration has announced a three-day lockdown in Delhi to ensure the safe and orderly conduct of important G-20 Summit.
The modern Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre at Pragati Maidan will host the G-20 Summit over two days, September 9–10, in the nation’s capital. On December 1 of the previous year, India took over as G-20 President. The government also declared the closure of business establishments as Delhi Police made extensive security precautions in the nation’s capital.
In anticipation of the G-20 Summit, the Delhi government’s Office of Labour Commissioner today issued a notice directing all stores, businesses, and commercial institutions in the New Delhi region to remain closed from September 8 through September 10.
The G-20 summit in 2023 will take place in Delhi from September 8 to September 10, and it will be attended by many heads of state and government, including the EU, invitee guest nations, and heads of international organisations, according to a statement from the Additional Labour Commissioner. The statement continued, “In view of the magnitude of this event and the logistical arrangements involved, the General Administration Department, GNCTD has issued notification dated 24/08/2023 for public holidays from 08/09/2023 to 10/09/2023.”
From September 8 to September 10, private sector workers will receive three days of paid vacation. The ‘lockdown’ holiday, however, will only be valid in the New Delhi area of the nation’s capital; businesses in the other districts will continue operating as usual.
In order to provide Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors with a venue to debate international economic and financial challenges, the G-20 was established in 1999 following the Asian Financial Crisis. After the global economic and financial crisis of 2007, it was elevated to the level of Heads of State or Government, and in 2009 it was named the “premier forum for international economic cooperation.” The G-20 members account for nearly two-thirds of the world’s population, over 75% of global trade, and about 85% of the world’s GDP.
