Lock down central Guidelines

Whereas, in exercise of the powers, conferred under Section 10(2)() of the

Disaster Management Act 2005, the undersigned, in his capacity as Chairperson,

National Executive Committee, has issued an Order dated 14 April, 2020 that the

lockdown measures stipulated in the Consolidated Guidelines of Ministry of Home

Affairs (MHA) for containment of CovID-19 epidemic in the country, will continue to

remain in force upto 3 May. 2020 to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country:

Whereas, to mitigate hardship to the public, select additional activities will be

allowed, which will come into effect from 20h April, 2020. However, these additional

activities will be operationalized by States/ Union Territories (UTs) District

Administrations based on strict compliance to the existing guidelines on lockdown

measures. Before operating these relaxations, States/ UTs/ District Administrations

shall ensure that all preparatory arrangements with regard to social distancing in

offices, workplaces, factories and establishments, as also other sectoral

requirements are in place. The consolidated revised guidelines incorporating these

relaxations are enclosed;

Whereas, the consolidated revised guidelines will not apply in containment

zones, as demarcated by States/ UTs/ District administrations. If any new area is

included in the category of a containment zone, the activities allowed in that area till

the time of its categorization as a containment zone, will be suspended except for

those activities as are specifically permitted under the guidelines of Ministry of Health

and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India;

Whereas, in exercise of the powers, conferred under Section 10(2)() of the

Disaster Management Act, 2005, the undersigned, in his capacity as Chairperson,

National Executive Committee, hereby issues directions to all the all Ministries/

Departments of Government of India, State/Union Territory Govenments and

State/Union Territory Authorities for the strict implementation of enclosed

consolidated revised guidelines.