Coronavirus fear: Centre defines grocery for states, eases rules for trucks

The Union government on Friday asked states to take immediate measures to ensure a free flow of essential items and keep the supply chain going. In a letter to chief secretaries of all states, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla clarified what constituted food and grocery and the exemptions during the nationwide lockdown, while easing the norms for issuing curfew passes and truck movement to help remove the supply chain hurdles. The objective was to clear the ambiguities at the ground level, an official said.

In another letter, Bhalla reiterated that exceptions allowed for the agriculture sector must be communicated to