New Delhi Apr 24 PTI The Delhi government will hold a stakeholder consultation on Tuesday on the formulation of a cloud kitchen policy announced in its annual budget for 2022-23Several cloud kitchen operators and food delivery aggregators have been invited to the session to be chaired by Dialogue and Development Commission DDC vice-chairman Jasmine Shah said an official statementCloud kitchens have a huge potential to attract investments increase the market size of the food and beverages sector and generate large-scale direct and indirect jobs Shah saidThe consultation organised by the DDC in collaboration with the industries department aims at understanding the various challenges faced by Delhis cloud kitchen operators and exploring the potential and viability of setting up cloud kitchen clusters across the cityThe government is deliberating upon the provision of land and other incentives to cloud kitchens easing of licence regulations for such units and setting up of cloud kitchen clusters with plug and play features across different land parcels in Delhi the statement saidThe number of cloud kitchens in Delhi is growing at a rate of over 20 per cent every year There are more than 20000 cloud kitchens currently active in the city which provide direct employment to around 200000 people and indirect employment to at least 50000 it saidCloud kitchens are set to be a USD 2 billion industry in India by 2024 up from USD 400 million in 2019As cloud kitchens prepare and deliver food at the customers doorstep after taking orders via online food ordering platforms they can operate at a fraction of a traditional restaurant space it added PTI VIT IJT

New Delhi Apr 18 PTI The Delhi government is identifying potential locations for setting up food trucks and streamlining regulations for their installation and facilitating the growth of cloud kitchens as announced in the budget for 2022-23 an official statement said on MondayThe government is also reducing the existing regulatory burden on this industry it saidThe Dialogue and Development Commission DDC will hold a consultation with various key players in the cloud kitchen industry on April 26Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who holds the finance portfolio in the Kejriwal government on Monday chaired a meeting to review the progress of the schemes announced in the budget touted as Rozgar Budget by the AAP governmentHe suggested that the respective departments take immediate action to start implementing the various projects the statement saidThe work is progressing in full swing to create 20 lakh employment opportunities in Delhi in the next five years as announced in the budget it saidStarting with the retail sector the government has initiated the planning for the Dilli Shopping Festival which includes conducting a consultation with the key members of retail market associations on April 21 it addedDiscussions are to be scheduled with the Transport Department to prepare an action plan for retail and food hubs at bus depots and terminalsThe DDC has engaged a knowledge partner EPIC Foundation for developing the roadmap for Delhis Electronic City Additionally the formulation of a policy for the redevelopment of non-conforming industrial areas is already underway the statement said PTI VIT VIT DIV DIV

New Delhi Nov 24PTI A guidebook detailing the charging infrastructure for Electric Vehicles EVs at corporate workplaces will be released next week DDC vice chairman Jasmine Shah said on Wednesday Through the guidebook the Delhi government is seeking to encourage corporates in Delhi to join hands with it in promotion of the EVs by adopting workplace charging Shah said in a statement The guidebook aims to guide corporates in assessing the scope for workplace charging details the processes involved in effective decision-making along with setting the way forward for its planning and implementation he said Prepared jointly by the Dialogue and Development Commission DDC of the Delhi government and World Resources Institute WRI the Workplace Electric Vehicle Charging Guidebook for Corporates in Delhi will be released on November 29 Research shows that 90 per cent of EVs are charged at home or workplace By launching this step-by-step guide for installation of workplace charging Delhi government aims to become the first state government in India to make corporates an integral part of the EV movement Shah said Amit Bhatt the executive director of WRI India said workplace charging will become a necessity in the future as employees will expect more accessible charging solutions Workplace charging can help reduce range-related anxiety as it can provide charging solution to employees who may not have access to it at their residence he said Further it will help in the greater adoption of EVs he added PTI VIT VN VN