Uddhav Thackeray led Maharashtra government allowed restaurants, bars and eatery outlets in the state to start their operations from the first week of October. The decision came in after a meeting between industry organisations and the CM. The decision will thus bring curtains on the major section of lockdown -- the hospitality industry --- which was struggling to get back to normal since unlocking has begun in phases. As around 40% of them are surviving on home deliveries, the majority of employees in these establishments have gone back to native places and have refused to return till vaccine arrives. However, all 4 lakh restaurants, bars and eateries in the state including majority in Mumbai metropolitan region(around 1 lakh) have resolved to restart at 50% capacity in order to obey the government norms for social distancing.