Restaurants Association Terms Covid-19 Restrictions By Maharashtra As Painful Slow Death For An Erstwhile Vibrant Industry
by Swarajya Staff - Apr 6, 2021 08:35 AM
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A day after Maharashtra restricted restaurants and bars to operate for only home deliveries and takeaways till 30 April to help contain the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) urged the state government to either allow the industry to operate for normal hours with safeguards and protocols.
If the government cannot allow the industry to operate, NRAI president Anurag Katriar urged the government to suitably compensate its employees, suppliers and landlords for the loss of business, reports
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Last Updated: Apr 06, 2021, 11:18 AM IST
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“We are very saddened with the new guidelines for the restaurant industry which for all practical purposes shut down the sector. To operate only with deliveries, that too up to 8 pm, makes no commercial sense at all,” said NRAI president Anurag Katriar.
Anurag Katriar, President , NRAI
A day after Maharashtra restricted restaurants and bars to operate for only home deliveries and takeaways till April 30 to help contain the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) urged the state government to either allow the industry to operate for normal hours with safeguards and protocols or compensate its employees, suppliers and landlords “suitably” for the loss of business.
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Most e-commerce firms are ready to get their staff tested, as mandated by Maharashtra’s latest Covid-19 guidelines. Online grocery firms are already witnessing a surge in orders.
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Bengaluru | Mumbai: Maharashtra’s new Covid-related restrictions will likely have minimal impact on e-commerce, firms said.
The state government had on Sunday ordered that delivery and supply chain staff of e-commerce companies must either be vaccinated or carry a negative RT-PCR test report, starting April 10. Top company executives told ET they will ensure continuity of operations despite increase in costs on account of mass testing.
Hari Menon, co-founder and chief executive officer of India’s largest online grocer BigBasket, said that the company has reached out to the state authorities to understand if they would be organising camps for mass testing of their workforce, or if they’d give any special permission to allow vaccination of last-mile delivery agents.
The new restrictions imposed by the Maharashtra government have spelled definite doom for the hospitality industry in the state (Photo for erpresentative purpose only)
NEW DELHI: The new guidelines of the Maharashtra government to curb Covid-19 infections will force almost 90 per cent of restaurants to shut down and has spelled doom for the hospitality industry in the state, Hotel and Restaurant Association Western India (HRAWI) said on Tuesday.
Maharashtra is witnessing a spike in Covid-19 cases, forcing authorities to impose restrictions from April 5.
HRAWI also urged the state government to compensate employees engaged in the industry and their families for the loss of income, and also support hoteliers and restaurateurs by waiving all statutory fees, taxes and utility bills.
Lockdown curbs will force closure of 90 pc restaurants in Maharashtra: HRAWI
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The Hotel and Restaurant Association Western India (HRAWI) also urged the state government to compensate employees engaged in the industry and their families for the loss of income, and also support hoteliers and restaurateurs by waiving all statutory fees, taxes and utility bills.
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The new guidelines of the Maharashtra government to curb COVID-19 infections will force almost 90 per cent of restaurants to shut down and has spelled doom for the hospitality industry in the state, HRAWI said on Tuesday. Maharashtra is witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases, forcing authorities to impose restrictions from April 5.