Govt sets guidelines for wellness centres
Spas Must Get Accreditation,Display Tariffs
Spas Must Get Accreditation,Display Tariffs
New Delhi: With spas and wellness centres fast becoming a rage among foreign tourists,the government on Tuesday announced guidelines to bring standardization in the industry.The guidelines will regulate the industry through accreditation of wellness centres in the country.Tourism minister Subodh Kant Sahay said,The guidelines will be applicable to all wellness centres across the country. The new guidelines will look into aspects of functioning of wellness centres like identifying and correcting unhygienic service delivery practices and laying down a system for continuous monitoring of the quality of services being provided.Sahay said India had ancient heritage of healing but was faced with severe competition from several destinations who were positioning themselves as leading destinations for wellness tourism.
We should put our act together and promote wellness tourism aggressively in the international and domestic markets, he added.The accreditation standards have been prepared by the National Accreditation Standards for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers and approved by the Department of AYUSH.Only accredited service providers would be eligible for any assistance from the tourism ministry.The centres have to display the services and the tariff list that the spa is providing for uniformity.