Delhi Hotels Shut Amid Lockdown Won't Have To Pay Bar Licence Fee

The move will help hotels, restaurants, guest houses, motels and clubs in the city that serve liquor in saving money ranging from a few thousand to lakhs of rupees.

In a relief for the hospitality sector, the Delhi government has waived two months of licence fee of bars in hotels and restaurants that were closed due to lockdown during the second wave of COVID-19 infection in the city. The move will help hotels, restaurants, guest houses, motels and clubs in the city that serve liquor in saving money ranging from a few thousand to lakhs of rupees. Delhi went into a lockdown when it was hit by a second wave of COVID-19 infections. All bars in the hotels and restaurants were closed from April 16 to June 20 following an order from the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). The Excise Department had last month directed the licence holders to pay the fee for extension of their excise licence from July 1 to September 30.