The Managing Directors/CEO's/Owners/Director/Partners/General Managers
All FHRAI Members
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All Regional Associations
Subject:- Extension to the validity of project approvals and Classification/Re-classification orders of hotels and other accommodation units beyond 30.09.2021 in the wake of Covid 19 pandemic.
Dear Member,
Please refer to the trailing mail and attachment from MOT on the subject mentioned above.
We are happy to share that acceding to FHRAI's request to grant extension to the validity of project approvals and classification / reclassification of hotels and other accommodation units beyond 30.09.2021, in the wake of Covid- 19 pandemic, the Ministry of Tourism has decided to extend the validity till 31.03.2022.
Submitted for your information please.
Thank you,
Best regards,
Jaison Chacko
Secretary General
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The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India
Regd. Off.: B-82, 8th Floor, Himalaya House, 23 K.G. Marg, New Delhi - 110 001
Tel.: 011-40780780, Email: fhrai@fhrai.com Website: www.fhrai.com
From: Jisha Ashok <jisha.ashok@nic.in>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2021 5:45 PM
To: dvenka <dvenka@gmail.com>; Sagnik Chowdhury <sagnik.chowdhury@gov.in>; sdevbarman <sdevbarman@yahoo.com>; Anil Oraw <anil.oraw@nic.in>; indiatourismchennai <indiatourismchennai@gmail.com>; Indiatourism Delhi <goitodelhi@nic.in>; Indiatourism Guwahati <indtourguwahati@nic.in>; Indiatourism kolkata <indiatourism-kolkata@gov.in>; Sandhya Haridas <indiatourism-kochi@nic.in>; sg <sg@fhrai.com>; eatosg <eatosg@fhrai.com>; hai <hai@hotelassociationofindia.com>; charulata <charulata@hotelassociationofindia.com>; ihha <ihha@datainfosys.net>; info <info@indianheritagehotels.com>; randhir <randhir@castlemandawa.com>
Cc: Rakesh Kumar Verma <js.tourism@gov.in>; Sanjay Singh <sanjay.singh1@nic.in>; Rangarajan Parthasarathy <rangarajan@nic.in>; hraccdivision <hraccdivision@gmail.com>
Subject: Extension to the validity of project approvals and Classification/Re-classification orders of hotels and other accommodation units beyond 30.09.20201 in the wake of Covid 19 pandemic. Inbox
Government of India
Ministry of Tourism
(Hotel & Restaurants Division)
File No. 4-TH.II(7)/2020-H&R Dated: 27th September 2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Extension of the validity of hotel projects orders and classification/reclassification orders of hotels and other accommodation units such as motels, apartment hotels, IIB&B/homestay units, Convention Centres, Guest houses, timeshare resorts, standalone air catering units, standalone restaurants, etc. beyond 30.09.2021.
Please refer to this Ministry's earlier communication dated 28.04.2021 and all preceding communications regarding extension of validity period of hotel project approvals and classification /reclassification orders of hotels and other accommodation units, which expired / were likely to be expired during 24.03.2020 to September, 2021.
2. The representations received from the hotel association and individual hotels for extension of validity period of hotel projects and hotel classification orders beyond 30.09.2021 have been considered by the Ministry. It has been decided with the approval of the Competent Authority to extend the validity of hotel projects orders and classification/reclassification orders of hotels and other accommodation units such as motels, apartment hotels, IIB&B/homestay units, Convention Centres, Guest houses, timeshare resorts, standalone air catering units, standalone restaurants, etc. beyond 30.09.2021 and till 31.03.2022. This order shall cover project approvals, approval/ classification of all the hotels and accommodation units whose validity has expired /is likely to expire in this intervening period.
3. It is requested that the hotels and other accommodation units may accordingly be informed.
(P. Rangarajan)
Asst Director General (H&R)
Email: rangarajan@nic.in
To
- All Regional Directors, Ministry of Tourism.
- FHRAI/HAI/IHHA.