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Govt de-links the classification process for four- and five-star hotels from mandatory liquor service
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New Delhi: In a bid to simplify the classification procedure for hotel industry, the government on Friday de-linked the classification process for four- and five-star hotels from mandatory liquor service.
Under the current guidelines of the tourism ministry, alcohol service is essential for hotels seeking classification under the 4 Star, 5 Star, 5 Star Deluxe, Classic Heritage and Grand Heritage categories.
The new provision that will come into effect immediately and is applicable to four and five star hotels in the non-heritage sector and classic category hotels in the heritage sector.
As per the new guidelines, hotels in these categories can now be classified as 5 Star with alcohol service, 5 Star without alcohol service, 4 Star with alcohol service, 4 Star without alcohol service, Classic Heritage with alcohol service and Classic Heritage without alcohol service, the ministry said in a statement.
“This decision would provide flexibility to hotel owners and management to take considered decision on whether to provide alcohol service or not in their units," it said.
The government has also simplified the hotel classification and re-classification procedure by not seeking the licenses and clearances which are issued by various local, state and central government authorities for operation of hotels.
These include the land utilization certificate, building completion certificate, coastal zone regulation clearance, forest and environment clearance, pollution control clearance, police clearance, fire safety clearance, airport authority clearance, health and sanitation clearance.
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