New Delhi, May 24 (TIWN) Forced to pay service charges at a restaurant or food outlet of your choice? Are you aware this is entirely optional and voluntary, and insistence on it mandatory violates your right as a consumer?

The government has scheduled a meeting on June 2 with the National Restaurant Association of India to discuss the issues pertaining to 'Service Charges' levied by restaurants across India.

Taking notice of a number of media reports as well as grievances registered by consumers on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH), the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution has convened the meeting.