Kerala Tourism introduces scheme for the classification of restaurants
Kerala Tourism has devised a new
scheme for the classification of restaurants in the State. The Government of
India has directed the State Government to introduce certain guidelines to
regulate the working of restaurants in the state in order to ensure that
tourists and customers are provided high quality and hygienic services of
International standard.
The Department of Tourism, Government of India
had discontinued the scheme for approval of restaurants from 1st July last year.
The Government of India's approval was valid only for a period of 3 years. Since
the approved hotels are enjoying certain incentives/benefits from State
Government as part of promotion of tourism industry in the State such as bar
license, investment subsidy, electricity tariff concession etc., it is necessary
for them to have a continued valid approval. As a result, the Kerala Tourism has
formulated the new scheme for the classification of restaurants.
