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कैश ड्रॉअर चोरी और गबन
₹5,000-₹10,000 per drawer daily in shortages; up to 5% topline sales leakage from unreconciled discrepanciesIn QSRs and food trucks, ineffective cash management causes profit erosion through theft, counterfeiting, and errors during manual end-of-day reconciliation.
विलंबित FSSAI लाइसेंस नवीकरण जुर्माना (Delayed FSSAI License Renewal Penalties)
₹100 per day × 30–90 days of delay = ₹3,000–₹9,000 per license per renewal cycleMobile food service operators face statutory late fees of ₹100 per day when FSSAI license renewal is not filed within the prescribed 30-day window. For vendors operating multiple units or managing multiple license expiries, administrative delays or forgotten renewal dates accumulate fines rapidly.
छोटे रेस्तरां GST चोरी और राजस्व रिसाव (Small Restaurant GST Evasion & Revenue Leakage)
Government GST revenue loss from food delivery (pre-2021): estimated ₹500–₹1,500 crore/year; per unregistered small restaurant: ₹20,000–₹50,000 annual tax evasion (calculated from ₹20 lakh turnover × 5% GST × 50–60% evasion rate)Before GST mandate on platforms, small restaurants evaded GST by not reporting delivery sales. Finance Minister stated: 'many restaurants evaded paying GST on food deliveries; small restaurants fail or deny this percentage.' Platforms now collect but still lack automated verification that cash sales are reported. Street food vendors (outside formal economy) saw no recovery; independent audit of 12 vendors showed 60% revenue loss during COVID, indicating underlying cash-economy fragility.
COVID महामारी राजस्व संकट और विक्रय पतन (COVID Revenue Crisis & Sales Collapse)
Per street vendor: ₹600–₹1,100/day revenue loss × 250 operating days/year = ₹1.5–₹2.75 lakh annual loss; unsold inventory waste: ₹50,000–₹150,000/vendor for critical period; Swiggy platform revenue loss: ₹943 crore YoYResearch on 12 street food vendors in India showed revenue collapsed from ₹1,800/day to ₹700/day (61% drop). Another vendor's revenue fell from ₹2,500 to ₹1,000 (60% drop). Vendors were forced to discard unsold stock, incurring total loss. Swiggy's FY21 consolidated revenue fell 26.6% to ₹2,547 crore. Root cause: lockdowns, fear of virus, reduced customer base. Vendors with daily cash flow dependency (no savings buffer) faced acute hardship.