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New Delhi : Union Home Ministry had issued consolidated guidelines on lockdown measures to be taken by the Ministries/Departments of Government of India and States/UTs Governments/Administrations, so as to break the chain of transmission of the COVID-19 in the country. It was observed that some States/UTs are allowing exceptions beyond what has been permitted under lockdown measures, as contained in Consolidated Guidelines issued by MHA under DM Act 2005. It amounts to violation of the lockdown measures issued by the MHA and may defeat the overall objective of containing the spread of COVID-19 in the country, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla said on March 31, 2020.
In pursuance of this observation, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has written to all State Chief Secretaries and UT Administrators requesting them to strictly implement lockdown measures in letter and spirit, by exercising their powers under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, to fight COVID-19, according to a PIB release.