MUMBAI: In a major decision, Maharashtra Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday allowed 4 lakhs of restaurants, bars and eateries in the state to start operations from the first week of October, just before Navaratri from the October the 17th. a meeting between industry organizations and the CM.
Therefore, the decision will set the backdrop to the main section of the lockdown, the hotel industry, which was struggling to get back to normal since the unlock began in phases. As about 40% of them survive on home deliveries, most of the employees of these establishments have returned to their places of origin and have refused to return until the vaccine arrives.
However, the state’s 4 lakhs of restaurants, bars and restaurants, including most in the Mumbai metropolitan region (around 1 lakh), have resolved to restart to 50% of their capacity to obey government social distancing regulations.
The decision will benefit 60 lakh from direct employees and 1.8 crore from indirect employees who are engaged in the cultivation and supply of agricultural, dairy, hatcheries and all other basic products that are consumed in large quantities in these establishments.
Industry leaders HRAWI and AHAR have welcomed the decision which they said will help them rebuild employment that has been stagnant since the last seven months of closure.
They said it will help generate revenue for the government. The industry generates around Rs 18,000 cr revenue, mostly in the form of excise duties and other licenses and fees from local bodies. Apart from social distancing, the use of disinfectants and masks will be mandatory.
“We thank Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who assured us today that the restaurants will be able to reopen in the first week of October 2020. His Excellency. CM also agreed to favorably consider HRAWI’s request for exemption from special license fees for a period of 6 months, during which the establishments were to remain closed. In addition, the deadline for deferring payments for the first installment of the excise license has been extended to September 30, which will bring great relief to restaurateurs, ”said Sherry Bhatia, president of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of West India (HRAWI).
Therefore, the decision will set the backdrop to the main section of the lockdown, the hotel industry, which was struggling to get back to normal since the unlock began in phases. As about 40% of them survive on home deliveries, most of the employees of these establishments have returned to their places of origin and have refused to return until the vaccine arrives.
However, the state’s 4 lakhs of restaurants, bars and restaurants, including most in the Mumbai metropolitan region (around 1 lakh), have resolved to restart to 50% of their capacity to obey government social distancing regulations.
The decision will benefit 60 lakh from direct employees and 1.8 crore from indirect employees who are engaged in the cultivation and supply of agricultural, dairy, hatcheries and all other basic products that are consumed in large quantities in these establishments.
Industry leaders HRAWI and AHAR have welcomed the decision which they said will help them rebuild employment that has been stagnant since the last seven months of closure.
They said it will help generate revenue for the government. The industry generates around Rs 18,000 cr revenue, mostly in the form of excise duties and other licenses and fees from local bodies. Apart from social distancing, the use of disinfectants and masks will be mandatory.
“We thank Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who assured us today that the restaurants will be able to reopen in the first week of October 2020. His Excellency. CM also agreed to favorably consider HRAWI’s request for exemption from special license fees for a period of 6 months, during which the establishments were to remain closed. In addition, the deadline for deferring payments for the first installment of the excise license has been extended to September 30, which will bring great relief to restaurateurs, ”said Sherry Bhatia, president of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of West India (HRAWI).
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