mumbai to encourage hotel and hospitality industry the state government has decided to abolish 5 permissions related to home department the decision was taken to promote state pet initiative ease of doing business the decision was taken by the chief minister devendra fadnavis in a meeting with the home department it was decided that no need to take polices permission now if one wants to start hotel or restaurant also other permissions such as an eating house registration certificate swimming pool license place of public entertainment license a and b and a performance license a circular has been already issued by the state home department to all police chiefs and collectors on december 24 scrapping five licenses that hotels and bars had to take from police authorities annually this will help to reduce the hassle to start the hotel as it takes months to obtain permissions that will be saved and money as well said an official earlier aspirant restaurateurs and hoteliers had to procure shop act license food license and police license to obtain police approvals it would take at least six to eight months as one file of documents was sent to the police station and another to the traffic police department said official he also added that though the 5 licenses related to the state home department have cancelled the local authority like brihanmumbai municipal corporation bmc licenses in mumbai jurisdiction will remain as it is hotel owner has to take licenses and noc such as specific size for the hotel kitchen eating license swimming pool license and fire brigade licenses about safety from the local authority only the thing is duplication of process will be cut short added official