Delhi Police ask for as many as 45 documents before giving its clearance for opening an eatery in the national capital as gainst only 19 to buy a gun, the Economic Survey said on Friday while making a case for doing away with unnecessary controls.
According to the National Restaurants Association of India, a total of 36 approvals are required to open a restaurant in Bengaluru, 26 in Delhi and 22 in Mumbai. In contrast, China and Singapore require only four licences to open a restaurant.
"Delhi requires a 'Police Eating House Licence' from Delhi Police that asks for 45 documents compared to just 19 needed to buy a gun. The scope for streamlining is clear," according to the Economic Survey 2019-20 tabled in Parliament. Delhi and Kolkata require a 'Police Eating House Licence', it said adding the number of documents needed to obtain this licence from Delhi Police is 45 -- far more than the number of documents required for a license to procure new arms and major fireworks, 19 and 12, respectively.
It also said that large scope for improvement is in the four parameters, where India lags behind -- Starting Business Registering Property, Paying Taxes, and Enforcing Contracts. The World Bank ranks 190 countries on doing business index based on ten parameters. -- PTI