Bareilly IT market loses Rs 5 crore during curfew

As the situation is coming back to
normal with relaxation in curfew in Bareilly, one of UP's premier IT
markets, the computer dealers are feeling uneasy due to backlog and
change in the purchasing pattern that seems to have come about.
Speaking about the situation, Gautam Saxena, President, Bareilly
Computer Dealers Welfare Association (BCDWA) said that the PC dealers
in the city have a backlog of 20 days. “There is a concern of
survival among the small dealers and resellers,” he added.

“We convened an association meet on
March 16 to discuss the condition. Now, we will be meeting with the
local administration to chalk out the strategy for the revival of the
PC market in Bareilly,” Saxena added. The association is also
planning to organize a mass awareness rally in order to send a
positive signal in the city. According to him, there are 70 dealers
in Bareilly who collectively have incurred a loss of around Rs 5
crore during the curfew. The curfew was imposed in trouble-hit areas
of the city where two communities clashed with each other and
indulged in arson following dispute over their respective religious
processions.

The Bareilly IT market earns nearly Rs
75 crore in revenue annually with a major presence of Ingram,
Redington and HCL. According to local sources in the city's IT
market, Compaq is one of the leading brands. Education and government
are the driving sectors in the sales of computers and peripherals.
About 25 percent of the association's members are in services market.