Div Com reviews renewal of Hotel Licenses
JAMMU: Ramesh Kumar, the Divisional Commissioner for Jammu, presided over a meeting of senior tourism officers and representatives from various stakeholder departments today to discuss the progress of renewing hotel licences. The meeting also included guests from the Jammu section of the Hotel Associations. In order to renew their licences, hotel associations must get NOCs from the Pollution Control Board, Fire Services, Character Certificates, etc. The president of the Hotel Association informed the Div Com of these concerns. They explained that acquiring different NOCs takes a long time and delays the renewal procedure, both of which present problems for hoteliers.The Div Com calmly listened to the concerns and assured the hotel associations that the licence granting procedure will be sped up by streamlining the renewal process. The director of…