The Times of India            30.10.2013 

Civic body revises hotel licence fees

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has decided to charge licence fees for lodging and hotels according to their classification of comfort provided and the star category.

The proposal of the civic administration in this connection was approved by the NMC standing committee on Tuesday. Standing committee chairman Ramesh Dhongade approved the proposal the civic administration had tabled at the meeting.

According to the proposal, lodging licence fee for starred hotels will be Rs 200 per bed per year, while it will be Rs 150 per bed a year for non-starred hotels. For non-starred and non-airconditioned hotels, the lodging licence fee will be Rs 50 per bed per year. The civic body will charge Rs 100 for a duplicate copy of the lodging licence, while the late fee for the renewal of the licence will be Rs 100 per month.

Presently, the NMC issues the licences for lodging in hotels and are charged per bed in a blanket manner since January 2001. There were no hikes or changes in charges of licences for lodging in hotels since then.

Currently, the NMC is charging licence fees of Rs 125 per year for hotels with upto 25 beds for lodging, Rs 250 a year for hotels with 26 to 50 beds, Rs 500 a year for those with 51 to 100 beds and Rs 750 per year for hotels over 100 beds. Rs 30 is charged for duplicate copy of lodging licence and while Rs 20 per month is charged for late fee for renewal of licence.