In an attempt to make the city more business friendly, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to allow the sale of home-made food outside corporate offices at particular time slots. Currently, the civic body is in the process of implementing the National Hawkers Policy in the city. According to officials from the License department, Mumbai has several business hubs and corporate offices across the city. At most places, hawkers sell home-cooked food illegally during lunch time, which gets a good response from working professionals. An official said, "Since these home chefs sell food illegally, they face constant threat of BMC action against them. Also, it is a loss of revenue for the civic body since they are not paying any tax to the BMC."

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