Lockdown 2.0 What allowed and what not allowed after April 20 

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♦ Industrial Establishments Allowed after April 20 

• Industries in rural areas, SEZs & Export Oriented  Units, industrial estates, industrial townships
• Manufacturing units of essential goods, IT hardware; Food processing units; Jute industries
• Coal and mineral production & O&G refinery; Brick kilns in rural areas
• Construction activities including roads, irrigation  projects, renewable energy projects; construction projects in municipalities

♦ Cargo & Essential Services Allowed after April 20

Cargo Services 

• Transportation of cargo (inter & intra State) by air, rail, rand & sea routes
• Carrier vehicles allowed with two drivers & one helper; empty vehicles for delivery/pick up of goods

Essential Services

• Supply chain of essential goods like manufacturing, wholesale, retail; shops/carts for  essential goods
• Large brick & mortar stores; dhabas & truck repair shops on highway; movement of staff & labourers for essential services

♦ Public Utilities Allowed alter April 20

• Online educational services including teaching,training & coaching
• MNREGA works, priority to irrigation & water  conservation, workers to use face masks & observe social distancing
• Operations of O&G, power, postal services, water, sanitation, waste management, telecom & Internet services

♦ Guidelines for Work Spaces 

• Adequate arrangements for temperature screening & sanitizers; ensure social distancing norms
• Gap of one hour between shifts; encourage use  of Aarogya Setu App
• Persons above 65 years & parents of children 11 below 5 yrs encouraged to work from home
• All organizations to sanitize their workplaces between shifts; large meetings prohibited

♦ Financial & Social Services Allowed after April 20

Financial Sector

• RBI and RBI regulated financial markets & entities, Banks, ATMs, IT vendors for banking operations
• SEBI and capital & debt market services; IRDAI and Insurance companies

Social Sector

• Homes for children, divyangs, elderly, etc. including observation homes & after care homes
• Disbursement of social security pensions & provident fund by EFFO; Operation of Anganwadis

♦ Commercial Services Allowed after April 20 

• Print & electronic media; IT Services with upto  50% strength
• Data & call centres for Govt activities, CSCs  at Panchayat level
• E-commerce companies, courier services, cold  storage & warehousing
• Private security & facilities management services; hotels, homestays, etc.
• Establishments for quarantine facilities; self-employed services like electrician, plumbers etc.

♦ Know What Will Remains  Closed

• Domestic & International Air travel; passenger trains, Buses, Metro, Taxis,inter-state transport except for security & medical purposes
• Industrial & commercial activities, Hospitality services, educational, training, coaching
  institutions etc
• Cinema halls, malls, GYMS, Bars, pools, entertainment parks, assembly halls etc
• All social, political, entertainment, sports complexes, religious places & other gatherings

♦ Agriculture Services Allowed after April 20 

• Farming operations in field; agencies engaged in procurement of agri products
• Machinery shops, Custom Hiring Centers, services related to fertilizers & seeds
• APMC Mandis, direct marketing operations; harvesting & sowing
• Operation of fishing like processing & sale; hatcheries, commercial aquaria
• Plantations of tea, coffee & rubber allowed with maximum of 50% workers
• Animal Husbandry including distribution & sale of milk products, animal shelter homes, etc.

♦ Guidelines for Hotspots 

• COVID-19 Hotspots, or clusters to be
• In hotspots, containment zones to be  demarcated by States/ UTs/ District administrations
• In these containment zones, exemption given from April 20 will not be applicable
• Strict perimeter control to ensure no unchecked inward/ outward movement except for essential services

♦ Health Services Allowed after April 20 

• Hospitals, nursing homes, telemedicine facilities, medical shops & dispensaries
• Medical research, COVID-19 related labs & collection centres; authorised private establishments
• Veterinary hospitals, dispensaries, clinics, sale & supply of vaccines, medicines
• Manufacturing units, medical devices & Construction of health infrastructure

♦ Guidelines for Public Spaces 

• Wearing face cover & practice of social distancing compulsory
• Gathering of over 5 persons in public places prohibited
• Marriages & funerals to be regulated by DMs
• Spitting in public spaces is punishable with fine
• Strict ban on sale of liquor, gutka,tobacco, etc.

♦ Movement of Persons Allowed after April 20

• Private vehicles for medical emergency services & for procuring essential commodities
• In case of 4-wheeler, one passenger in back seat besides the driver is permitted
• In case of 2-wheelers, only driver of the vehicle is permitted

All personnel travelling to work place as exempted by State/ UT/ local authority.

Source- Download Lockdown 2.0 Guideline