guidelines for strict implementation by Ministries /Departments of Government of India, State/Union Teritory Governments and State Union Territory Authorities

ORDER

In continuation of Ministry of Home Affairs's Orders No.40-3/2020-

DM-I(A) dated 15" April, 2020, 16h April, 2020, 19h April 2020, 21 April

2020 and 24" April 2020 and in exercise of the powers, conferred under

Section 10(2)(0) of the Disaster Management Act, the undersigned, in his

capacity as Chairperson, National Executive Committee, hereby orders

to include the following in the consolidated revised guidelines for strict

implementation by Ministries /Departments of Government of India,

State/Union Teritory Governments and State Union Territory

Authorities

Sub-clause (iv) under Clause 17 on Movement of persons:

Due to lockdown, migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students

and other persons are stranded at different places. They would

iv.

be allowed to move as under:

a. All States/ UTs should designate nodal authorities and

develop standard protocols for receiving and sending such

stranded persons. The nodal authorities shall also register

the stranded persons within their States/ UTs.

b. In case a group of stranded persons wish to move between

one State/ UT and another State/ UT, the sending and

receiving States may consult each other and mutually agree

to the movement by road.

c. The moving person (s) would be screened and those found

asymptomatic would be allowed to proceed.

d. Buses shall be used for transport of groups of persons. The

buses will be sanitized and shall follow safe social distancing

norms in seating.

e. The States/ UTs falling on the transit route will allow the

passage of such persons to the receiving State/UT.

f. On arival at their destination, such person(s) would be

assessed by the local health authorities, and kept in home

quires keeping the

person(s) in institutional quarantine. They would be kept

quarantine, unless the assessment

under watch with periodic health check-ups.

For this