GST will be levied on entire sum of food bill, including service charge, in a restaurant, while the value of alcohol or alcohol products consumed will attract VAT.
According to a senior NDMC official, among over 100 applications which were received in the past two months for grant or renewal of licence, 25 of them have been rejected.
One of the restrictive conditions is that the taxpayer opting for this scheme must not be engaged in making any supply of goods which are 'not leviable' to tax under GST.
The Department of Consumer Affairs has asked the State Governments to sensitize the companies, hotels and restaurants in the states regarding aforementioned provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
"We plan to invest Rs 100 crore to open around 200 Nukkadwala restaurants in India by the end of 2019," said Vatika Group, Managing Director, Gaurav Bhalla.
New Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook implemented a turnaround plan last year that involved making the menu simpler, improving service times and raising worker wages.
"This is a good year for coffee production, which is expected to be 3, 80,600 tonnes. Of this, Robusta will be 1 lakh tonnes and rest will be under Arabica," said Coffee Board of India Chairman Leena Nair.