A meeting of all owners of Hotels, Restaurants and lodges/ dhabas in the district was organised by District Administration Nadia and Superintendent Nadia at Nadia Zilla Parishad meeting hall on 19th December 2008. The meeting was attended by more than 200 owners from all Police Station areas of the district. SDOs/ Police officers from all ranks and ADM Gen also attended the meeting. Provisions of Sarai act which governs the licenses of hotels/ sarai (THE SARAIS ACT, 1867 ACT NO. 22 OF 1867 1* [15th March, 1867.] An Act for the regulation of public Sarais and Puraos) were explained to the participant in details. Procedure for registration/ enlistment under the act and need for its simplification were also discussed.
Police impressed upon them to :
- Keeping of proper records/ registers for entry of all particulars of the inmates/ boarders, recording their mobile contact number, full address etc.
- Verification of identity of the persons staying over night, through proper identity documents.
- Inform the local police about any suspicious persons.
In addition, the issues raised by the owners regarding administration of their business and policing were discussed in detail. We hope the meeting of such kind will help the securities as well as police and certainly a step in right direction to in improving mutual confidence.
To read about the act click http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=186722
