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AHAR reaches out to State Government on behalf of industry
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Monday, 17 January, 2022, 14 : 00 PM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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Taking into account the hardships caused by the curbs imposed on restaurants, The Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR), the apex body of the industry wrote to Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and also met up with NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, seeking their support to bail out the beleaguered industry.
In a letter to the CM Uddhav Thackeray, AHAR requested for extension of dine-in services in restaurants and bars from the current 10pm to 12am, as the current timings are unviable for restaurants to operate. It also requested specific guidelines regarding availability of food delivery services round the clock for the benefit of consumers.
AHAR stated that this will help reduction in incidents of harassments during implementation, help in providing job opportunities to those rendered jobless because of the pandemic and also ensure regular flow of business to other ancillary services like farm produce, poultry products, fisheries, dairy products, transporters.
In another letter AHAR appraised Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, about how the frequent disruptions has hit the industry and requested for reduction in the amount of FL III License Fee to the tune of 50% of the existing license fee, to compensate for the loss of regular business. AHAR representation led by its president Shivanand Shetty also met with NCP Chief Sharad Pawar and requested his support too.
Commenting on this, Shetty said, “Disruptions witnessed for the past two years have thrown the industry into dire straits forcing many businesses to shut. We have sought extension of dine-in services till 12am along with request for 50% reduction of FL III License Fee for the year 2022-23. This waiver will help in generating revenue for Government and also help re-opening of establishments. This industry not only provides job opportunities but supports other allied sectors enormously and hence support from Government is the need of the hour.”
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