Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday asked a delegation of hoteliers to get ready to reopen hotels and restaurants from June 1. Yediyurappa, who received a memorandum from the Bangalore Hoteliers’ Association, said the Union home ministry’s guidelines do not permit the sector to reopen till May 31, when Lockdown 4.0 is likely to be lifted.
Yediyurappa, who received a memorandum from the Bangalore Hoteliers’ Association, said the Union Home Ministry’s guidelines do not permit the sector to reopen till May 31, when the fourth stage of Lockdown is likely to be lifted.
However, he would recommend to the Centre that hotels be allowed to reopen from June 1 after following guidelines to contain the spread of the Covid-19 lockdown situation.
“The chief minister was very positive. We are confident we will reopen restaurants from June 1, said association president PC Rao.
Yediyurappa also agreed to consider the association’s demand to provide some property tax relief. The chief minister also met a delegation of Karnataka Tourism Society led by its president K Syama Raju, and promised to urge the Centre to quickly re-open the travel, tourism and hospitality industry.