Special Reports

Single Window Clearance - 32 licenses old acts - President Mr. Kamlesh Barot

Single Window Clearance
Today in order to start a hotel there are 32 licenses are required, these are concurrent to each other. One department requires a clearance to be obtained by the hotelier from another department, while that department wants the hotelier to approach them only after getting the first department’s clearance. This puts the hotelier in a quandary and the projects get delayed amounting to escalating interest burdens. The same is the case when licenses have to be renewed for existing hotels and restaurants. The red tape and corruption take a forefront and tourism promotion a back seat.

Licensing should be cut to only Hotel licence and Restaurant licence. It might be a 10 page licence but please do away with these 32 licences most of which Acts are not relevant in today’s date. A two window system also takes care of policy dissemination. Automatic clearances can happen within the Government hierarchy but today the different departments are ignorant of policy matters initiated by one department or their higher authority, putting hoteliers into un-explainable hardships.

• Police Licence / Registration – 1951 – 50 years old.
• Licence under Shops & Establishments Act – 1948 – 53 years old.
• Licence under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act – 1969 – 32 years old.
• Registration under the Luxury Tax Act 1977 – 25 years old.
• Registration under the Sales Tax Act – 1959 – 42 years old.
• Registration under the Contract Labour Act – 1970 – 31 years old
• Registration under the Pollution Control Act – 1969 – 32 years old.
• Registration under the Apprentices Act – 1961 – 40 years old.
• Registration under the Provident fund Act – 1952 – 49 years old.   
• Registration under the ESI Act – 1948 – 53 years old.
• Entertainment Licence on Festival Occasions – 1923 – 78 years old.
• Licence for Chimney under the Smoke Nuisance Act – 1912 – 89 year old.
• Registration under the Weights & Measures Act – 1987 – 14 year old.
• Factory Licence for Laundry 1948 – 53 years old.
• Central Excise Licence for Bakery Products 1945 – 56 years old            .     
• Registration & Permits under the Motor Vehicle Act for Tourist Coaches / Taxies.
• Eating House Licence – 1876 – 125 years old.
• Municipal Beer Bar Licence 1945 – 56 years old.
• Licence for storage of Diesel Oil.
• Licence for storage of Kerosene & Compressed Gas (LPG).
• Sign Board Directions, Neon Signs.                                                              
• Licence to deal in Foreign Exchange – 1970 – 31 years old.
• Cold Storage Licence, (if over 25 cubic ft.).
• Licence for Boiler & Generators and Mixers and Grinders – 1962 – 39 years old
• Bar Licence (Foreign Liquor) 1945 – 56 years old.
• Mild Liquor Licence – 1945 – 56 years old.
• Temporary Licence for Awnings & covering of Terrace during monsoon.    
• Building Completion Certificate 1966 – 35 years old.
• Copy Right Licence for Playing of Music.                                                     
• Lodging House Licence – 1965 – 36 years old.
• Approval from the Department of Tourism, Government of India.                
• Registration from GTDC for new projects under the Package Scheme of Incentives.