Team FHRAI recently met with G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Tourism, and submitted a representation with suggestions for the revival and growth of the hospitality industry.
Recommendations include making tourism a national priority sector, according hospitality infrastructure status, better credit facilities, subsidies and incentives, rationalisation of GST, continuation of EPCG scheme, favourable liquor licence policies, and the need for a platform similar to Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) for the hospitality industry.
As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, FHRAI and its regional associations have promised their whole-hearted support and proposed organising region-specific food festivals across the country with the support of the ministry of tourism. FHRAI has also advised its hotel and restaurant members to display the 75 years of independence logo of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav on their premises and stationery.