Extend relaxations given to manufacturing units in green zones to retail sector, say industry players
Home ministry had chided state for allowing prohibited activities
Supply chain glitches and unavailability of labour also a deterrent
The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a set of lockdown guidelines on 15th April detailing some relaxations that would be allowed from 20th April. What do these guidelines really mean?
The advisory further gives detailed instructions on the safe use of the platform including security configurations through website and app
Most companies are going to continue to let employees work from home
The guidelines provided a broad road map for staggered opening up of more industries and factories across the country with stiff restrictions
New guidelines do not put any limit on production but have left the decision of opening establishments to states
Experts pointed out the guidelines should have been clearly worded to avoid divergence in its interpretation among various state departments
Companies will have to make special arrangements to bring workers to office, with '30-40 per cent passenger capacity' in each vehicle
According to MHA guidelines, while states and union territories cannot dilute the protocols, they are at liberty to impose stricter measures according to the requirements of local areas.
Millions of migrant workers have left cities for their homes during the pandemic.
Here are the revised consolidated guidelines of the Ministry of Home Affairs about what activities have been allowed and what will remain restricted
Bank branches are allowed to work as per normal working hours till disbursal of DBT cash transfers are complete
The exit plan from the lockdown is recommended after getting suggestions from a detailed interaction with various states and industry bodies, the letter said.
"Around 30 per cent of the total cases are related to the religious congregation so far. We need to understand that we are as strong as the weakest link," he said.
Prime Minister Modi said that it is vital to break the chain of the disease and experts have said that at least 21 days are needed for it
It further added that "the head office/ regional offices/ local offices of Sebi shall also function with minimum number of employee."
During his leave, he had gone to Alleppey government hospital for his mother's treatment where three tourists from Italy with Coronavirus symptoms were kept in isolation
The grenade attack in Amritsar took place at a prayer hall in Adliwal village on November 18, 2018, wherein three persons were killed, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said