HBI Staff | Mumbai 
The President of the Andhra Pradesh State Hotels Association, R.V. Swamy, along with the General Secretary Raghuveer Shenoy urged the government to grant industry status to the hospitality sector recently. This move would enable them to access subsidies on loans, receive concessions on electricity tariffs and avail other associated benefits.
Addressing the media conference here, on the occasion of its State executive body meeting, Swamy said that the hotel industry would spur economic activity if government would extend its support and implement a single window policy for approval of permissions for the establishment of restaurants and hotels.
Vizianagaram Hotels Association’s President G. Srinivasa Rao and SVN Hotels Group Chairperson Gudisa Shivakumar urged the government to allow restaurants to function till 12 p.m. in tier-3 cities. Srinivasa Rao said that the hotels were ready to associate with the government to provide training for youngsters in hotel management. The assocation’s honorary secretary Metta Nagaraju was also present.
