MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

HOTEL KEEPING (LODGING AND BOARDING HOUSES)

The total number of lodging and boarding houses in the two towns at the time of survey was 21 out of which 18 were in Jalgaon and three in Amalner. In Jalgaon. 15 were situated in Ward No. VIII, two in Ward No. V and one in Ward No. IX; in Amanlner, two were situated in Ward No, II and one in Ward No. I. The total employment in all these establishments was 117, out of whom 81 including one woman and two children were paid employees and 36 including two women and one child were employers and their family members.

Only three shops were chosen for survey from Jalgaon. One was started in 1930 and the other two in 1950 and 1951. The proprietors raised the initial capital from their own resources.

Tables, chairs, cupboards, beds, etc. and utensils required for cooking and serving meals formed the equipment required by these establishments. One in the sample had equipment worth Rs. 4.500. the other of medium size worth Rs. 2.500 and a third of a smaller size worth Rs. 1,500. All the establishments in the sample were situated in rented premises. Rent paid by the three establishments was Rs. 175, Rs. 40 and Rs. 26 per month respectively. The total bill on electricity of the three was Rs. 199 per month our of which the bill of one establishment alone was Rs. 100. One establishment paid Rs. 100 per month as municipal tax and also spent Rs. 200 per year on advertising. The other paid Rs. 26-8-0 per year as municipal tax.

The total expenditure on raw materials including foodgrains and articles required for cooking varied from Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,000 per establishment per month. The total employment in them was about 25. The employees were paid monthly wages and in addition were served two meals a day. A cook was paid between Rs. 30 and Rs. 40, a manager between Rs. 60 and Rs. 65, and other workers between Rs. 15 and Rs. 25 per month.

These establishments provided lodging as well as boarding facilities. Charges for lodging and boarding varied according to the provision of facilities. A lodger taking two meals a day had to pay between Rs. 3 and Rs. 6 per day for a cot in a room containing four to seven cots. A lodger occupying a room containing two to three cots had to pay Rs. 4 to Rs. 7 per day for both lodging and boarding. A single room with one cot was charged Rs. 7 per day for boarding and lodging. Business was slack during the summer and the rainy season.

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