Welcome abolishing compulsion of paying service-charge in restaurants: But even advising to pay voluntarily is not proper
It refers to welcome decision of central government to altogether abolish compulsion of paying service-charge in hotels and restaurants, which was nothing but an arbitrarily imposed private-tax. But even advising hotels and restaurants to leave a column blank in their bills wherein the consumers at their will could fill up any amount of tip, is also not proper.
Rather central government should follow retirement-eve advice from the then President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on gifts and tips. Quoting from Hindu code in Manusmriti, Dr Kalam rightly analyzed that gifts and tips coming with a purpose cause persons losing their personality greatly. Elite urbanites in India blindly follow status-culture of British legacy by paying tips everywhere which is nothing but a bribed gift ...








