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At least than 35 bars and restaurants in the city, including 11 in Cyber Hub, have shut down since a nationwide lockdown was imposed in March to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The excise and taxation department said in the past few months, several restaurant owners have approached them, offering to surrender their licence, as they are finding it difficult to survive in the current situation. Several new establishments have also surrendered their liquor licence and vacated their premises.

At least 35 bars and restaurants in the city, including 11 in Cyber Hub, have shut down since a nationwide lockdown was imposed in March to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The excise and taxation department said in the past few months, several restaurant owners have approached them, offering to surrender their license, as they are finding it difficult to survive in the current situation. Several new establishments have also surrendered their liquor license and vacated their premises.

Aruna Singh, appointee extract and tax collection official (DETC), East, said 35 eatery proprietors have given up their licenses so far because of high operational expenses and helpless shopper requests. Albeit numerous eateries have begun their activities, however, individuals are not really visiting them. “We have just deferred 33% of the permit expenses, bringing it down to ? 2 lakh. We have begun the alcohol permit restoration measure for the following quarters. However, we dread that more café and bar proprietors may be incited to give up their licenses. There isn’t so much as a solitary situation where proprietors have continued tasks without alcohol because of helpless footfall,” she said.

There is a sum of 327 cafés, bars, and bars over the city. A large portion of the outlets is arranged on Golf Course Road, Sector 29, and the Cyber Hub. Prior this year, the extract division had postponed off permit expense for the primary quarter (April-June) and is presently offering a 20% rebate on the development installment of the charges for the third and fourth quarters with an end goal to resuscitate the food administrations industry. It isn’t yet clear if the expense for the subsequent quarter (July-Sept) would be deferred off too.

A week ago, the Haryana government permitted alcohol to be served distinctly at tables of cafés. Be that as it may, bars and bars will keep on staying shut, incorporating all foundations with move floors. In any case, regardless of such concessions, the fate of the food administration industry appears to be horrid, said, numerous eatery proprietors. Aditya Bhaskar, the proprietor of the Nooba chain of outlets that shut their activities in Cyber Hub and on Golf Course Road on August 1, said that the business was experiencing a difficult stretch. “There are no visitors in any of the spots; individuals are not ready to come out to eat. We don’t know from when can bars and bars begin working. We paid our staff, including every one of our culinary specialists, as it was our duty to deal with their prosperity. Nonetheless, we can’t pay the lease any longer with no salary,” he said.

The café proprietors likewise claimed that the administration failed to help the food administration industry and left them to battle for themselves. Vikram Nair, the proprietor of Khaaja Chowk which shut shop in July, said the rents were truly elevated, and managing government authorities was troublesome. “With the progressing Covid-19 emergency, there’s no lucidity concerning when the circumstance will return to typical. It may take one more year or so for the food administration industry to financially recover,” said Nair. Café proprietors included that despite the fact that the lockdown rules have been loose, the emergency is probably going to have a drawn-out effect on the business. Proprietors who shut their activities additionally said that the rest of the outlets will think that it’s hard to endure if the current circumstance proceeds for next quarter or thereabouts. On a normal, one of every three foundations could close down forever, said café proprietors.

“The lease and overhead expenses are high to the point that with no salary it was exceptionally hard to proceed. We hung tight for five months however neglected to restore the business. It was hard to pay rates, power bills, and lease. While the alcohol permit charge for the first quarter was postponed off, yet we are reluctant to pay for the forthcoming quarters without knowing the fate of the business,” said Raghav Baweja, proprietor of Big Wong at Cross Point Mall in DLF Phase-4, that halted tasks in March-end. He included that the lease of an 80-seater eatery in Gurugram is near? 6 lakh every month.

Aruna Singh, DETC, East said they are sitting tight for new requests from the state government that is probably going to profit the hoteliers and eatery proprietors. “The business has endured colossal misfortunes and proprietors had no other alternative except to give up their alcohol licenses. They were paying high leases and a large number of them were paying their staff compensations notwithstanding next to zero business. The office is attempting to help such foundations yet recapturing purchaser requests isn’t in our grasp. Eateries have been permitted to serve alcohol however the bar and bars are yet to be operational. We have sent proposals to the administration, mentioning for a waiver of their alcohol permit charges until the tasks are going all out,” she said.

The cafés were allowed to continue their tasks at half limit from June 8. A sum of nine five-star inns, seven four-star inns, and five three-star inns have additionally continued serving alcohol to visitors. Authorities said the inn relationship of Gurugram had kept in touch with the division in June mentioning them to postpone their alcohol permit expense as they have been closed since March 25. Inderjeet Banga, head, National Restaurants Association of India, Gurugram section, said that they have mentioned the administration to help the food administration industry given the current situation.

“The satiate government has permitted serving alcohol at tables in the eatery. It has additionally offered a refund of 20% for the following two quarters in the event that we present the alcohol permit charges in the following 10 days,” he stated, adding that they are attempting to get more concessions so more cafés don’t need to close their activities.