"Sweet shops will be allowed to operate for 8 hours now, from 8 am to 4 pm everyday," said Banerjee.
The State Government had earlier allowed sweet shops to operate for four hours from 12 noon to 4 pm everyday.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 231 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state so far.
Meanwhile, India's total number of coronavirus positive cases reached 12,759, including 10,824 active cases, 1514 cured/discharged/migrated and 420 deaths.
( With inputs from ANI )