Ministry of Tourism is organizing a one day workshop on Wellness Tourism on 15 February 2011 in Hotel Ashok in Delhi.
This workshop is being organized with the active participation of Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH). This event is being organized to define the areas of development in the wellness industry and strategize with the help of the industry for defining the road map for the government for next few years.
Honorable Minister of Tourism Shri. Subodh Kant Sahai will be the chief Guest and Shri. Sultan Ahmed , Hon’ble Minister of State for Tourism would be the Guest of Honour . The dignitaries will release the Accreditation Standards for Wellness Centres. These Standards were prepared by NABH and are already approved by the Department of AYUSH.. Secretary-Department of AYUSH, Secretary-Ministry of Tourism, Additional Secretary-Ministry of Tourism, Secretary General- Quality Council of India and Chairman -NABH Board are the other dignitaries present.
To further develop wellness tourism as a niche product by Ministry of Tourism, 150 participants representing the captains of the wellness industry are being invited to the workshop and to deliberate on the currently prevalent 4 areas, namely; Ayurveda wellness centres, Spas, Skincare Centres, Cosmetic Care Centres, Gymnasiums, Fitness Centers, preventive health care centres, yoga centres etc. In order to achieve maximum benefits it has been decided to divide the participants into 4 groups to deliberate on the following four topics:
- Accreditation and Way ahead
- Capacity Building and Training of wellness professional
- Promotion of different components of wellness
- Promotion of wellness tourism in India and abroad
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