New Delhi, June 24 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday stated that removing the requirement of police-issued licenses or NOCs for seven business categories will not only bring relief to millions of people and their families but Delhi Police will now be able to focus more on the capital's law and order.

CM Rekha Gupta described this decision as 'major decision' and both important and historic for the people of Delhi. For more than forty years, individuals wishing to operate hotels, restaurants, guest houses, auditoriums, swimming pools, or entertainment venues in Delhi were required to obtain two separate licenses - one from the municipal body and another from the Delhi Police.

This duplication has now been eliminated. Going forw...