Kerala Government to Control Massage Parlours

Trivandrum, India, Jul. 10 2002 (INS News) -- The Kerala State Government has seriously desciding to bring a comprehensive legislation to ensure the quality of treatment and standard of the Ayurvedic massage parlours, across the state.

Prof K.V. Thomas,Minister for Tourism informed the Assembly that the draft for the proposed legislation will soon be considered by the state cabinet.

A plan together by Tourism and Health Ministries along with the local bodies could only put an end to the exploitation of tourists in the name of Ayurveda treatment, Prof Thomas said.

Earlier, Speaker Vakkom Purushothaman and many members of the House expressed reservations about the quality and standard offered by such institutions.

-- Binu Raveendranath in Trivandrum, India
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