The state government has prepared guidelines to reopen restaurants as part of ‘Unlock 5.0’ and will share them with the stakeholders to finalise their decision.
Ganesh Shetty, President of Pune Restaurant and Hoteliers’ Association (PRAHA) told IE that the Chief Minister has “asked us to ensure that the standard operating procedure (SOP) required to be followed by the restaurants are strictly being adhered to and safety of the patrons is not compromised.”
Sherry Bhatia, President of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India, told NDTV that Thackeray has also agreed to consider their petition for a waiver of excise license fee for the six months that the restaurants had to be shut, and that the deadline for the first installment has been extended to 30 September.
According to The Times of India, the decision will benefit 60 lakh employees directly and also help the…