Karnataka Government hospitals to install barber shops within premises

Supporting the idea behind bringing such a directive, Kumar told TOI "These hospitals also get accident victims and hernia patients. Body hair has to be removed to conduct surgeries or to administer treatment, and we cannot go running in search of a barber in such circumstances. In Hence, the directive is to set up barber shops."

On the other side, the directives objectives also remain boosting squeaky clean look - shaved face and combed hair as opposed to the grunge look - to increase confidence levels among patients and also speed-up their rate of recovery adds the daily.

The Siddharam government has flooded hospitals with directives regarding the purpose.

The pursuit directive to boost personal hygiene among patients and attendants does not have any compulsions, as a senior official from the health department affirmed that although the instructions will be laid for all the hospital authorities to follow it strictly, while there will be due respect given to religious sentiments as well and nobody will be forced for anything on pretext of maintaining personal hygiene.

Kumar added, “This is not a hard-and-fast rule, it is only aimed at ensuring a better hospital environment. The sentiments of different religious communities will be respected and no one will be forced to change his or her looks against their will.”