lucknow as prospects of the 21day national lockdown being extended loom large industries and businesses have been asked to exercise patience as the governments current priority are the health sector and social welfare schemes for the poor in a web interaction between industry representatives and the government organised by ficci on friday business owners raised several concerns ranging from cash flow problems to unavailability of workers and movement of vehicles transporting essential goods however while the government has taken several steps already to provide some relief to the industries principal secretary industries alok kumar has made it clear that with its own limited resources at present the first priority for the government is the health sector followed by social welfare programmes for the poor however among some steps taken already were waiver of dues for power across the state and deferral of water charges and lease dues in noida greater noida and yamuna authority for three monthssharad jaipuria cmd of ginni international said the immediate challenge for many companies was to get back migrant workers who had left for their home towns and villages pankaj kumar president of the indian industries association added that since harvesting of wheat has also started in villages restarting industrial production was going to be a huge problem when the lockdown was lifted as there was no labour available mohit anand md kellog india said the return of labour is essential if we want production to start madhusudan gopalan md and ceo proctor and gamble sough asia added only about 2025 workforce is available in goa a circular was issued asking workers in essential goods industries to return to work up should do something similarthe other problem highlighted by the participants was the movement of vehicles saying that there was still no clarity on what had been included under essential goods gopalan said that if trucks and goods carriers were not carrying food items they were being stopped ashish kaul lucknow president of tie emphasised on the immediate need for cash flow to keep businesses running waive or defer payment of fixed charges like electricity wages while the government should also clear its dues to the industries he saidputting forth the governments stand kumar said the government would work on addressing all concerns raised by the industry but while maintaining essential supplies the lockdown also had to be honoured and therefore everyones vehicles and workers could not be allowed to start moving around the economic impact of the lockdown is being felt by the government as well which has been receiving much less tax its commitment currently is towards the health sector and economic assistance to poor people waivers may be difficult as the government has to look at its own budgetary concerns he said