In this city of UP, business worth more than two thousand crores was done on Diwali, many of these things were bought - diwali sales boosted business by more than 2000 crore

Updated: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:14 (IST) There was an economic boom in the market due to shopping during the festival of lights. Car, electronics and mobile phone showrooms were packed with customers. There was enthusiasm among the vendors in selling copper idols, food, worship materials and sweets. Jagran Correspondent, Aligarh. Shopping on Diwali has given economic strength to the market. There has been a huge rush of buyers in the automotive sector. At the same time, electronic market and mobile phone showrooms were also busy with customers. From copper idols to food and puja items, the smiles on the faces of vendors indicated good sales. Many sweets were sold. Remove advertisement Read only news On Sunday, the shutters at Kunjilal and Vikas Sweets were closed by 19:00 due to the exhaustion of the stock of sweets. The situation of flower sales was such that marigolds which were sold for Rs 150 per kg in the morning were sold for Rs 200 per kg by evening. A business of over Rs 2,000 crore is expected on Diwali. This includes the business of sweets worth Rs 60 crore and car business worth more than Rs 1500 crore. More than 200 tractors from various companies were sold. Gold prices fell by Rs 3,000 per 10 grams. Customers beat inflation and bought silver idols, tools, bells, urns and gold jewelry. Lightweight jewelery remained the choice of the youth. Sweets will be available in many flavors on Bhai Dooj. On Bhai Dooj, sisters will sweeten the mouth of their brother or brothers with cashew Katri in the flavors of chocolate, strawberry, kiranveri, tutti futi. Sweets of this flavor will be available at renowned showrooms. Sumit Goyal, owner of Kunjilal and Charul Varshney, owner of Jalali Sweets told that sweets will also be available in many other flavors. Suresh Vadera, owner of Vikas Sweets, said the sweets are made fresh after two days off. Coconut shells were sold at Rs 550 to Rs 600 per kg. Strict action will be taken if sweets are weighed with the weight of the box. On Diwali, Goddess Lakshmi and Ganesh are worshiped with sweets. There is a trend that people give sweets as gifts to their loved ones and family members. Keep in mind that the box of sweets should not be weighed by its weight. Weight Measurement Department Senior Inspector Pramod Pal said it is illegal to weigh the box with the weight of sweets. Legal action is being taken for this. Flower business flourished because of shopping. Manik Chowk shopkeeper Lalit Varshney said that there was good flower sales this time. Because of this business is flourishing. According to customers, on Diwali, a small marigold garland is sold for Rs 20 and a marigold necklace for Rs 40 is sold for Rs 75. Rose necklace which used to cost Rs 150 is being sold for Rs 200. The highest demand and momentum was on Marigold. A large rope is sold for up to Rs 200. Marigolds that opened in the morning started at Rs 150 per kg. It is sold for up to R200 per kg. Flower sellers who set up stalls on the street handed over lotus flowers to customers for Rs 100 to Rs 200. Chrysanthemums priced at Rs 400 per kg were sold for Rs 550 per kg. Ashoka leaves were sold in abundance.