The Ministry of Home Affairs on 1st May, 2020 has extended the lock down period for two weeks with effect from 4th May 2020, and issued new guidelines to regulate different activities in this period, based on the risk profiling of the districts in the country into Red (hotspot), Orange, and Green zones. The new guidelines have permitted considerable easing of restrictions in Green and Orange zones.
Most of the commercial and private establishments have been allowed in the Red Zones. These include print and electronic media, IT and IT enabled services, data and call centres, cold storage and warehousing services, private security and facility management services, and services provided by self-employed persons, except for barbers etc.
Manufacturing units of essential goods, including drugs, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, their raw material and intermediates; production units, which require continuous process, and their supply chain will continue to be permitted.
Further e-commerce activities in respect of essential goods, private offices with 33% of strength, and standalone single sops are permitted to operate during the lockdown.
MHA allows State Governments to enforce additional restrictions however they cannot dilute the provisions laid down in lockdown guidelines.
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