The next step towards its 'ease of doing business' policy, the BMC has decided to do away with gradation of restaurants. The move will mean fewer licenses for restaurant owners and thus less red tape and corruption.

Mumbai houses several small and big restaurants. Although it is not the BMC's primary duty to grade them, it has been doing that for several years based on the area being occupied by the hotel, the number of people it can house, and the amenities it provides, etc. Restaurants are graded as 'A', 'B', or 'C'.