How to get DPCC License for Eating House?

As per the Delhi Police Act, to open a food and beverages serving platform like restaurants, lounges, cafés, or any other food van or trucks, it is essential to have Eating House License.

The Eating House License granted by DPCC allows any person to run a food supplying business legally. And anyone running a food business without having the required license shall be punished as doing so is an offence in the eyes of law.

While we all love lip-smacking food around the corner, it is an equally good proposition to start up with a venture to make income from an eating house. Eating houses are such amenities that however large the number of such places be in a neighborhood, there is an assured fixed footfall at the doorstep of the eating house. Starting with the venture with all the legal formalities make sure an uninterrupted joy of running the business, and that is what most people ignore. The most neglected portion of the same is of obtaining a DPCC Certificate for running an eating house, which is a must for your eating house business. While most people think of it to be a hectic formality, it is not actually!!!

Without much of a do, let us go in-depth into the process to make it easy for you all to understand.

Category wise DPCC classification of Eating House

ACTIVITY NAME	CATEGORY	CLASSIFICATION	Requirement of Pollution Control Device for Effluent (STP/ETP/O & G Trap etc.)	Requirement of Pollution Control Device for Emission(ECS/Dust Collector etc.)(Boiler/Furnace considered as Oil Fired.)
Restaurants /Eating houses/ Dhabas and other such establishments(having seating capacity from 36 to 100 seats)- connected to / Discharging Effluent into Public/Municipal/ DJB Sewer and having Kitchen and / or Laundry with Boiler	ORANGE	II(b)	YES	NO
Restaurants /Eating houses/ Dhabas and other such establishments(having seating capacity from 36 to 100 seats)- connected to / Discharging Effluent into Public/Municipal/ DJB Sewer and having Kitchen and / or Laundry without Boiler	ORANGE	II(b)	YES	NO
Restaurants /Eating houses/ Dhabas and other such establishments(having seating capacity from 36 to 100 seats)- not connected to / Discharging Effluent into Public/Municipal/ DJB Sewer and having Kitchen and / or Laundry with Boiler	ORANGE	II(b)	YES	NO
Restaurants /Eating houses/ Dhabas and other such establishments(having seating capacity from 36 to 100 seats)- not connected to / Discharging Effluent into Public/Municipal/ DJB Sewer and having Kitchen and / or Laundry without Boiler	ORANGE	II(b)	YES	NO
Restaurants/Eating Houses / Dhabas and other such establishments (having Seating Capacity less than 36) / Banquet Halls/ Party Lawns (with Floor area less than 100 m2) and /Sweet Shops/ Halwais and Other such Establishments (with Annual Average Production of less one Tonne/Day – not connected to / Discharging Effluent into Public / Municipal / DJB Sewer and having Kitchen and / or Laundry with Boiler	ORANGE	II(b)	YES	NO
Restaurants/Eating Houses / Dhabas and other such establishments (having Seating Capacity less than 36) / Banquet Halls/ Party Lawns (with Floor area less than 100 m2) and /Sweet Shops/ Halwais and Other such Establishments (with Annual Average Production of less one Tonne/Day – not connected to / Discharging Effluent into Public / Municipal / DJB Sewer and having Kitchen and / or Laundry without Boiler	ORANGE	II(b)	YES	NO
Restaurants/Eating Houses / Dhabas and other such establishments (having Seating Capacity less than 36) / Banquet Halls/ Party Lawns (with Floor area less than 100 m2) and /Sweet Shops/ Halwais and Other such Establishments (with Annual Average Production of less than one Tonne/Day – connected to / Discharging Effluent into Public / Municipal / DJB Sewer and having Kitchen and / or Laundry with Boiler Restaurants/Eating Houses / Dhabas and other such establishments (having Seating Capacity less than 36) / Banquet Halls/ Party Lawns (with Floor area less than 100 m2) and /Sweet Shops/ Halwais and Other such Establishments (with Annual Average Production of less than one Tonne/Day – connected to / Discharging Effluent into Public / Municipal / DJB Sewer and having Kitchen and / or Laundry without Boiler	ORANGE	II(b)	YES	NO
Restaurants/Eating Houses / Dhabas and other such establishments (with minimum seating capacity of 101) / Banquet Halls/ Party Lawns (with minimum Floor area 100 m2) and /Sweet Shops/ Halwais and Other such Establishments (with Annual Average Production of one Tonne/Day or more) – connected to / Discharging Effluent into Public / Municipal / DJB Sewer and having Kitchen and / or Laundry with Boiler	ORANGE	II(b)	YES	NO
Restaurants/Eating Houses / Dhabas and other such establishments (with minimum seating capacity of 101) / Banquet Halls/ Party Lawns (with minimum Floor area 100 m2) and /Sweet Shops/ Halwais and Other such Establishments (with Annual Average Production of one Tonne/Day or more) – connected to / Discharging Effluent into Public / Municipal / DJB Sewer and having Kitchen and / or Laundry without Boiler	ORANGE	II(b)	YES	NO
Restaurants/Eating Houses / Dhabas and other such establishments (with minimum seating capacity of 101) / Banquet Halls/ Party Lawns (with minimum Floor area 100 m2) and /Sweet Shops/ Halwais and Other such Establishments (with Annual Average Production of one Tonne/Day or more) – not connected to / Discharging Effluent into Public / Municipal / DJB Sewer and having Kitchen and / or Laundry with Boiler	ORANGE	II(b)	YES	NO
Restaurants/Eating Houses / Dhabas and other such establishments (with minimum seating capacity of 101) / Banquet Halls/ Party Lawns (with minimum Floor area 100 m2) and /Sweet Shops/ Halwais and Other such Establishments (with Annual Average Production of one Tonne/Day or more) – not connected to / Discharging Effluent into Public / Municipal / DJB Sewer and having Kitchen and / or Laundry without Boiler	ORANGE	II(b)	YES	NO

Procedure to get DPCC license for Eating House

Step 1: Choose a business entity

To have an eating house established, you will be requiring a Business Entity at the first stage. Let me clear you, it is not a small task to decide yourself to choose an entity. As there is wide variety of entities to select like:

So, a piece of advice from DPCC CONSULTANT will be needful to guide you to choose a suitable entity for you.

Step 2: Find Suitable Location

Once the professional expert has guided you upon the entity, now it’s time to search for the Suitable Location for your business to run and earn well. Option for a huge demanding area will definitely attract large customers to your eating house. So, choose wisely to get the best-desired location for your eating house.

Step 3: List of necessary documents required for dpcc license of eating house.

NOW, the mandatory documents required to get DPCC License for Eating House

PAN Card of the Entity
Aadhaar Card of Applicant
Rent agreement/ ownership proof
Map of premises
Electricity Bill (if available)
CA Certificate (prepared by eadvisors dpcc team)
Undertaking (prepared by eadvisors dpcc team)
Project Report (prepared by eadvisors dpcc team)
Manufacturing Process Flow (prepared by eadvisors dpcc team)
O & G Trap
FSSAI License`
Health trade License from MCD
Fire NOC (if seating capacity is 50 or more)

Step 4: Registration Process of DPCC NOC

Drafting of Documents

Preparing and drafting necessary documents required to open an eating house is needed at the first stage of the registration process. For the drafting of legal documents, you may contact EAdvisors.

Filing of Application

After the drafting of documents is done, now it’s time to file it with the department through an online portal. With the guidance of a professional, filing of online application will be an easy task for you.

Inspection is conducted

The inspector will check the documents submitted and in case of an incomplete application, the applicant will be informed within 7 working days. A time period of 15 days is given to the applicant to file the complete information within the prescribed time.

The Registering authority having the power to conduct inspect has also the power to refuse if it appears to him that something is not appropriate and has a risk to the people at large.

Before refusing the registration, a reasonable opportunity to the aggrieved person will be granted.

Issuance of Eating House License

After reviewing the application made for registration, the designated officer will take the decision and will then issue the authorization certificate to the applicant to start an Eating House.

Renewal of DPCC Consent of eating house

License for Eating House granted in accordance with the Regulations shall be renewed for three financial year by filing an application as at Annexure-F for renewal along with other required documents within fifteen days.

DPCC Policy for issuing pollution consent of Eating House

Timeline for receiving the certificate is within 30 days of the receipt of the application for those eating houses falling under Category II(b). Government authority shall review the documents filed and within 30 days time you will be issued the license to operate eating house.

Contact EAdvisors DPCC team for getting more information and registration.

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How to get DPCC License for Eating House

How to get DPCC License for Eating House?

Category wise DPCC classification of Eating House