India, Sept. 28 -- The Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) on Friday welcomed Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta's decision to remove the requirement of a licence from the Delhi Police for hotels and restaurants, calling it the fulfilment of their "50-year-old demand".

"In a wonderful decision, the chief minister has implemented this 50-year-old demand of the industry of removing police licences. She has stated that there will be ease of doing business in Delhi, so we hope that the hospitality industry will be strengthened further," said newly elected FHRAI president Surendra Kumar Jaiswal at a press conference held during the group's 69th annual general body meeting.

Jaiswal also pointed to the shortage of co...