The Ministry of Home Affairs vide its notification dated 27th October 2020 has extended the guidelines for re-opening till 30th November 2020 which was earlier issued on 30th September 2020.
The earlier guidelines issued by the ministry to prevent COVID-19 have asked the citizens to exercise extreme caution and follow Jan Andolan launched by PM Narendra Modi in October 2020 to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
State governments and administrations of Union territories have been permitted to make decisions for their re-opening, based on the assessment of the situation and subject to SOPs. These include schools and coaching institutes and state and private universities for research scholars allowing gatherings above the limit of 100 etc.
The States and UTS are further directed that they shall not impose any local lockdown, outside the containment zones, without prior consultation with the Central Government.
Containment zones shall be demarcated by district authorities after taking into consideration the guidelines of the Union health ministry with the objective of effectively breaking the chain of transmission. Strict containment measures will be enforced in these containment zones and only essential activities will be allowed.
There shall be no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods. There is no separate permission, approval, or e-permit need for such movements.
