M'rashtra men's salons, beauty parlours may double rates post-lockdown

Postlockdown crores of people all over Maharashtra will brace for an ugly cut of another kind a staggering proposal for doubling of rates at all barber shops and beauty parlours The Maharashtra Nabhik Mahamandal MNM the umbrella organization for around 15 lakh barber shops and beauty parlors including major chains have decided to double rates for all servicesMumbai Postlockdown crores of people all over Maharashtra will brace for an ugly cut of another kind a staggering proposal for doubling of rates at all barber shops and beauty parloursCoronaLockdown pictwittercom9WJg5zVjnFmdash IANS Tweets ians_india June 1 2020Of these Mumbai alone has a little over 2 lakh hair cutting salons and beauty parlours employing an average of 48 workers men and women We have proposed doubling of charges for all services like simple haircuts shave for men facials or waxing for women and all other services offered said MNM President Dattareya AnaraseThis is because in the past three months our business which employs over 60 lakh people directly and another 40 lakh indirectly has been totally shut down in the state We hoped the Maharashtra government would permit reopening of our businesses but there is no clarity yet from the authorities Anarase told IANSAccordingly to tentative rate plans a normal shave costing around Rs 4050 will now cost Rs 100 while a regular haircut which cost around Rs 80Rs 100 will be charged at Rs 200 he said Ditto will be the situation for services in beauty parlours with facials which cost around Rs 1200 set to nearly double to Rs 2000 cleanup at Rs 600 to be around Rs 1250 bleaching from existing Rs 300 set to go up to Rs 750 and waxing will double from existing Rs 500 to over Rs 1000The Maharashtra Nabhik Mahamandal MNM the umbrella organization for around 15 lakh barber shops and beauty parlors including major chains have decided to double rates for all services pictwittercomcLiPf2FFtDmdash IANS Tweets ians_india June 1 2020Additionally certain services like head or body massage for men and threading eyebrows or facials or facepacks for women are likely to be suspended for the present since it would entail difficulties in maintaining physical distancingWe have already suffered a lot in the past 10 weeks of lockdown The postcoronavirus costs will increase in a big way We have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray seeking a minimum compensation package of Rs 10000 per employee for three months that we have lost our revenues besides other establishment costs for the owners Anarase saidOwner of Haircraft Ladies Beauty Parlour in Kandivali Prabha P Nair said that henceforth all beauty parlours will need to compulsorily provide sanitisers masks gloves full personal protective equipment kits for all staffers regularly sanitise inside and outside the parlour premises plus all equipments ranging from combs and scissors to chairs or washing areasAll this will add to the operational costs in a big way because we have to ensure that the customer is safe the staff is fully protected and we can still be in business Nair told IANSSR Tiwari proprietor of Saket Hair Arts in the same suburb said the bigger problem is of manpower as most barbers and hairstylists or beauticians have fled to their home states like Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Bihar Jharkhand Odisha etcBesides the governments Covid19 precautions and regulations we will have to pay double to get barbers or hairstylists There can be no compromise on safety as even schoolboys or schoolgirls have to get a regular haircut Tiwari pointed out to IANSAnarase said roughly the singleuse full PPE kit would cost between Rs 400600 per staffer plus daily around 1 litre of sanitisers worth Rs 500 antiseptics and other precautions to be taken insideoutside the barber shops sanitizing all the chairs equipments and installationsSince there is nothing forthcoming from either the Centre or the state we are left with no options but to pass on the burden to the customers Anarase lamented at the huge survival crisis confronting the entire beauty and grooming industrySalons and parlours have been advised to implement full precautions like checking customer temperatures with a temperature gun or a similar nocontact thermometer with a register record sanitizing discouraging customers from bringing their own towels napkins or overalls as they could pose a risk etc he addedAnarase Tiwari and Nair are hopeful that with these protocols the salons and parlours can ensure safety of the staffers customers and the premises in the ongoing war against the virusCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its 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