<span style="color: #222222;">Hair salons in Maharashtra will be allowed to reopen from June 28, after over three months of downing shutters due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. <br />''<br />''State Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar informed that during the state cabinet meeting held today, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray agreed to allow the salons to reopen with adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs) about hygiene and cleanliness. In his video message, the minister said that the use of sanitisers and face-masks will be mandatory for the hairdresser and the customer. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Similarly, he said, the cloth or towel used for one customer shall not be used for others. He said the salon operators had demanded that they be allowed to do their business or else the government provide them a financial package. He added that as many as 12 barbers have committed suicide in the last three months due to financial losses suffered due to the lockdown. The minister said that he raised the issue in the cabinet meeting and the chief minister agreed that the salons could reopen from June 28 with conditions about the SOPs.</span><br />''