MHA issues Addendum to Guidelines regarding Nationwide Lockdown to fight COVID-19

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New Delhi : Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an addendum to the guidelines to all Ministries/Departments issued on March 24, 2020, regarding the Nationwide lockdown to fight Corona Virus. This addendum lays down additional categories of essential goods and services exempted under the Disaster Management Act, with respect to the 21- day lockdown, according to a PIB release.

Manufacturing units of essential goods including drugs, pharmaceutical, medical devices, their raw materials and intermediates have been exempted from lockdown. Manufacturing units of packaging material for food items, drugs, pharmaceutical and medical devices have also been exempted along with IT vendors for banking operations, Banking Correspondent, ATM Operation and cash Management Agencies.

Veterinary Hospitals, pharmacies, and pharmaceutical research labs are also exempted along with coal and mineral production, transportation,  and cross land border movement of essential goods including petroleum products, LPG,  food products,  and medical supplies, according to a PIB release.