Common people in Maharashtra will now have to pay more for salon services. The organization running salons in the state has increased the prices of hair cutting, shaving and other services by about 20 percent. These new rates have come into effect from Saturday.
The organization has cited rising costs and economic uncertainty at the international level as the reasons behind this increase. Especially amid the Iran-America tension, the prices of raw materials and consumables have increased, which has directly affected small businesses.
New rates implemented, every service becomes expensive
According to the new rate chart, now the fee for haircut has become Rs 180, whereas earlier it was less. You will have to pay Rs 120 for shaving. The price of beard trimming has been fixed at Rs 150.
Apart from this, you will have to pay Rs 180 for head massage, Rs 120 for washing hair and at least Rs 700 for facial. The price of hair spa has been fixed at Rs 600.
Organization claims huge increase in expenses
Maharashtra Nabhik Mahamandal official Shyam Askerkar said that usually the rates are revised every two years in the month of January, but this time the circumstances are unusual.
He said that the prices of oils, creams, blades and other materials used in salons are continuously increasing. For this reason, the rates had to be increased in the mid-term under compulsion.
Direct impact on small salons
According to estimates, there are more than one lakh barber shops in Maharashtra. However, the organization is associated only with traditional barber shops and does not include premium or luxury salons, where the price of a haircut already starts at Rs 500 or more.
This increase is likely to have a direct impact on rural and middle class customers, because this service of daily need has now become more expensive than before.
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