| JHRBA hails appointments of Farooq Khan, Navin Kumar Choudhary | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 16: Jammu Hotels, Restaurants and Bar Association (JHRBA) office bearers congratulated and extended best wishes to Farooq Khan on being appointed as Advisor to Governor J&K and Navin Kumar Choudhary for holding the charge as Administrative Secretary for Tourism Department, J&K. While welcoming the Government's decision, the Association hoped that with the current changes, the tourism in the state will get a flip and the decision makers will take the stakeholders out of the crisis being faced.
The meeting was headed by Kuldeep Wahi, President JHRBA and Mushtaq Chaya, President J&K Hoteliers Club. The other members present were Vikram Gupta Managing Partner Radisson Blu Jammu, Raju Chowdhary Chairman KC Group, Chander Shekhar MD KC Residency and Siddhant Chowdhary Director Ramada Jammu City Centre. The association collectively requested the State Government to look into the earlier decision of implementing power tariff at the Industry rates to the hotels and support the adversely affected hotel industry with GST refund. The association emphasised on the promotion of Jammu at different platforms to help grow the ailing tourism in the state. "We have full faith in the Governor's Administration and we extend our full support for any good cause for the development and promotion of the state" said Kuldeep Wahi. "We would request for the speedy and time-bound completion of the ongoing projects which are in pipeline since long like the Artificial Lake project, International Stadium, yet to be commercially started Cable Car in Jammu & Patnitop so that to give some thrust and boost to the much needed tourism in the state," he added. The meeting also led to the selection of new office bearers for further strengthening of the association and active participation. KuldeepWahi shall be the patron to JHRBA whereas the new President of the association would be Raju Choudhary, R.D Anand will be Vice President, Vikram Gupta will be General Secretary and Sidharth Daluja will be Secretary of the Jammu Hotels Restaurants & Bar Association. Mushtaq Chaya would be the coordination Head for J&K. |
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