According to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, two hundred establishments including restaurants and eateries across the capital have been given licenses to allow open-air dining on terraces and open spaces attached to them.
Of the licenses granted so far, 155 are for open-space dining and the remaining 45 are for terrace dining, added the statement by the MCD.
“In less than a week, after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi allowed applications by restaurants and eateries to enable open-air dining on terraces and open spaces attached to them, 200 establishments across the capital have been given licences. ” read the statement.
Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena has constituted a committee of senior officers of concerned departments/agencies to ease and facilitate the licensing requirements of restaurants, eateries and hotels by October 31, 2022, with a view to provide a boost to the hospitality sector . Paving the way for late night dining, alfresco eateries and alfresco dining and terraces. The committee submitted its report in 15 days, after which the MCD started inviting applications for open-air dining.
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Since taking office, the LG has focused on promoting measures and policies that will boost economic activity, job creation and the night-time economy. He held several meetings with officials of the Delhi Police, local bodies and environment department last month to ensure that an enabling regime is put in place for the hotel/restaurant/hospitality industry.
He focuses on rationalizing licensing requirements, easing restrictive rules and procedures, ensuring a faceless and online interface between regulators and entrepreneurs to reduce harassment and corruption, and ensuring safety through proper law and order. have been
Till now, hospitality establishments/entrepreneurs, especially from small and medium sectors in the city, were subject to registration/licensing and inspection procedures by Delhi Police, local bodies (MCD and NDMC), Fire Department and DPCC. These procedures and requirements were often found to be outdated, unduly restrictive, coercive and arbitrary. They also often made complaints of harassment and corruption, resulting in the fact that, unlike other global and Indian cities, Delhi’s hospitality sector has not yet achieved its full potential.
It is expected that the changes and amendments made as per the report of this committee will not only come as a big relief to the hospitality industry affected by the pandemic, but more importantly, will give a big boost to the ‘Night Time Economy’. Will get boost, which will create. Ensuring more employment and economic growth.
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