New Delhi, Apr 16 (KNN) The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has issued an advisory to traders registered on various e-commerce platforms to restrict their business activities only to essential goods during the lockdown period as per government guidelines.

''As per the Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines, it is clear that the ecommerce companies can only deliver essential goods,'' CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said.

He also asserted, ''it is unfortunate that some companies have misinterpreted the guidelines'' and citing point 14 (v) and have told traders to start preparing for delivery of any goods whether essential or non- essential from 21st April onwards.

Khandelwal later urged traders to desist from trading non-essential goods any platform. 

''The traders must desist themselves in trading non-essential goods on any platform otherwise they will have to face the penal provisions under assister Management Act, which has been made part of the guidelines,'' he added.

The non-essential traders also must tread cautiously and put health before business as the Coronavirus cases in the country are still in an upward trend and we are in a national lockdown till 3rd May, he said.