Guwahati News Desk: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation has issued a new Standard of Procedure, which includes provisions like no therapy or massage allowed by the opposite sex, at spas, salons and beauty parlours in the district.
“We’ve issued a new Standard of Procedure for spas, salons, beauty parlours, etc. Now, Therapy or massage can’t be provided by the opposite sex,” said Siddharth Goswami, Joint Commissioner, Guwahati Municipal Corporation.
“There shall not be any exclusive chamber or room in these establishments. The main door should be transparent,” he added.
According to the Joint Commissioner, these rules have been passed pursuant to the “No. of complaints which have been received from citizens regarding mall practices in certain SPAs, unisex parlour which is detrimental to the civic society.”
In the same order, the GMC Commissioner said the Guwahati Municipal Corporation guided by the principle of ease of doing business stands by its commitment and has no objection to entrepreneurs taking up the profession of hair-cutting saloons/beauty parlours/spas in the city.
Stating that the Corporation is bound to respect public morality and the laws which govern a civic society, the Corporation has decided to issue trade licenses for spas, beauty parlours and saloons subject to certain guidelines with due regard to the fundamental principle of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act.
