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Liquor shops to cabs: What worked, what didn't as India eases lockdown

Apart from allowing movement of vehicles, the state governments also gave permission to open liquor stores, retail shops, and manufacturing units to check the intensifying economic peril

A young Nepalese girl is sprayed with disinfectants as she arrives to get free food distributed by social workers during lockdown. Photo: PTI
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A young Nepalese girl is sprayed with disinfectants as she arrives to get free food distributed by social workers during lockdown. Photo: PTI

BS Web Team New Delhi
Several states on Monday gave relaxation in norms as the lockdown imposed to check the rapid spread of coronavirus entered its third phase. The lockdown has led to a major economic contraction in states affecting revenue streams. 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while informing about the relaxations on Sunday had said that the national capital's revenue in April 2020 fell to Rs 300 crore from Rs 3,500 crore a year ago.  Apart from allowing movement of vehicles, the state governments also gave permission to open liquor stores, retail shops, and manufacturing units to check the intensifying economic peril. 

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