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28°37′52″N 77°13′07″E / 28.6310°N 77.2186°E
Palika Bazaar | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| State | Delhi |
| Metro | New Delhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Planning agency | NDMC |
Palika Bazaar, is an underground market located between the inner and outer circle of Connaught Place, Delhi, India. It is named after Palika Bazaar of Mumbai.[1] Palika Bazaar hosts 380 numbered shops selling a diverse range of items; however, the market is dominated by electronic items and clothing. Palika Bazaar was set up in 1979, but since the 1990s it has seen a decline in customers. [2]
Palika Bazaar is estimated to have some 15,000 people within its confines at any given time and also attracts many foreign tourists. It is known for its reasonably priced items and is a famous tourist attraction. It also has a reputation for a wide availability of illegal products such as pornography, stolen goods, fake designer products and unlicensed CDs, software and films. Police conduct regular raids to recover stolen or counterfeit merchandise, but this has failed to put an end to the illegal activity in the market.
It has been listed as a notorious market since 2009 by the USTR for being an underground market with large amounts of counterfeit products including pirated software and media.[3][4][5]
- ^ SNS (13 April 2019). "Palika Bazaar in Delhi, India's first air-conditioned underground market, turns 40". The Statesman. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "'Notorious': Another tryst with infamy for Delhi's Palika Bazar". Hindustan Times. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. 17 February 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ . Special 301 Report – via Wikisource.
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