While the Union ministry of home affairs allowed restaurants to operate in June, the sale of liquor in bars was prohibited. For now, there is no plan to allow restaurants to serve liquor as we are strictly adhering to MHA guidelines that prohibit serving liquor in bars,” said the official. “Punjab allowed restaurants to serve liquor in June, while Rajasthan allowed it recently. Dine-in liquor service in restaurants should be removed from the prohibited list,” said Prakul Kumar, secretary general, NRAI. If liquor service is allowed, it will help restaurants recover quickly,” said Kumar.

Source: Hindustan Times August 20, 2020 02:26 UTC