<p class="title">Despite the government claiming that it has ramped up the availability of essential commodities, a large number of consumers are still unable to get their goods both offline and online, says a latest survey.</p>.<p class="title">After showing some improvement for a week, the availability of essential goods starts dipping again both offline and online, says latest survey conducted by LocalCircles, a community social media platform, during April 9-10.</p>.<p class="title"><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-lockdown-in-focus-as-indias-tally-goes-past-5800-global-toll-crosses-85000-817763.html?_ga=2.86637979.2073454908.1586524363-2033073023.1584952646" target="_blank">For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</a></strong></p>.<p class="title">About 35% of consumers were unable to find essentials via local retail stores while the percentage of consumers unable to find essentials via ‘eCommerce’ apps increased to 50%, says the survey.</p>.<p class="title">Different lockdown extensions by different states could add uncertainty and worsen the situation, said the survey.</p>.<p class="title">The survey conducted in association with the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India to check availability/non-availability of essential goods in retail stores, as well as on eCommerce platforms received 16,000+ responses from consumers located in 181 districts of India.</p>.<p class="title">About 39% of the consumers who placed an order for essential goods (wheat, rice, pulses, salt, sugar, etc) from an eCommerce app said they were able to get most items while 8% said they were able to get only some items. 25% said they were not able to get most items while 17% said they were not able to get anything. Only 11% said they were able to get everything easily.</p>.<p class="title">On the eCommerce platform front, the availability of essential goods showed some improvement in the past week but has now shown a decline in the last two days.</p>.<p class="title">On the local retail stores front, the availability of essential goods has also declined in the last 2 days. On April 5-6, 70% of the consumers were reportedly able to find essential goods at local retail stores. This number has gone down and stands at 65 % as of April 9-10.</p>
<p class="title">Despite the government claiming that it has ramped up the availability of essential commodities, a large number of consumers are still unable to get their goods both offline and online, says a latest survey.</p>.<p class="title">After showing some improvement for a week, the availability of essential goods starts dipping again both offline and online, says latest survey conducted by LocalCircles, a community social media platform, during April 9-10.</p>.<p class="title"><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-lockdown-in-focus-as-indias-tally-goes-past-5800-global-toll-crosses-85000-817763.html?_ga=2.86637979.2073454908.1586524363-2033073023.1584952646" target="_blank">For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</a></strong></p>.<p class="title">About 35% of consumers were unable to find essentials via local retail stores while the percentage of consumers unable to find essentials via ‘eCommerce’ apps increased to 50%, says the survey.</p>.<p class="title">Different lockdown extensions by different states could add uncertainty and worsen the situation, said the survey.</p>.<p class="title">The survey conducted in association with the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India to check availability/non-availability of essential goods in retail stores, as well as on eCommerce platforms received 16,000+ responses from consumers located in 181 districts of India.</p>.<p class="title">About 39% of the consumers who placed an order for essential goods (wheat, rice, pulses, salt, sugar, etc) from an eCommerce app said they were able to get most items while 8% said they were able to get only some items. 25% said they were not able to get most items while 17% said they were not able to get anything. Only 11% said they were able to get everything easily.</p>.<p class="title">On the eCommerce platform front, the availability of essential goods showed some improvement in the past week but has now shown a decline in the last two days.</p>.<p class="title">On the local retail stores front, the availability of essential goods has also declined in the last 2 days. On April 5-6, 70% of the consumers were reportedly able to find essential goods at local retail stores. This number has gone down and stands at 65 % as of April 9-10.</p>