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If you are planning to start a food business in India, then it is mandatory to obtain some licenses. One such mandatory license is Eating house license. Let us know about this license through this article.
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Meaning and Applicability of Eating House License
- Eating House means a place where any eating place which serves food, drinks for public consumption.
- It includes all dhabas, restaurants, food trucks, hotels, small street shops.
- It is mandatory to have Eating House License for all eating houses.
- It is issued by Respective State Police Department.
Documents required for Eating house license registration
- Identity proof of applicant- (PAN/ Aadhaar/Passport/Voter ID/Driving License)
- Address proof of applicant- (Bank Account statement/Voter ID card/Aadhaar card/Electricity Bill/Telephone Bill/Lease deed/Passport or any other Property ownership documents)
- Registered office proof (Rent/Lease deed or any other Property ownership documents)
- Business Registration Certificate (Depending on business form like Company/LLP/Partnership)
- ID and Address proof of business (Depending on business form like Company/LLP/Partnership)
- Layout plan of the Registered office
- FSSAI License
- GST Registration Certificate
- Affidavit in prescribed format
- Fire and Pollution License
- Environment Clearance Certificate
- Proof regarding connection of water supply, drainage system from Municipal Authority
- Details of Pest control measures
- Details of spaces made available for smoking in the establishment
Note-
Documents may vary from state to state and type of industrial activity
Procedure to apply for Eating house license
- To apply eating house license, online application is required to be made with required documents on police department website of respective state.
- After that proceed for paying fees.
- If required, department may ask for any additional documents or information.
- In some states, there is a requirement to visit Additional Commissioner of police for Physical verification of documents.
- Application for this license is jointly verified by different agencies like Municipal Corporations, Pollution control board, Fire service and Police department of respective state.
- After proper inspection and verification from various departments, license will be issued by the police department.
Validity and Fees for Eating house license
- It is generally valid for 3 years. But it may vary from state to state.
- Since it is a state matter, its fees depends on state to state.
- Department has right to cancel this license in case of breach of terms and conditions on basis of which license is issued.
- Duplicate license will be issued by the department in case original license gets damaged, stolen or torn.
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