The lockdown guidelines as prescribed by the state government are following:
1. Movement of individuals shall remain strictly prohibited except for essential needs.
2. All business/commercial establishments, shops and trade activities shall remain closed except those dealing essential goods like grocery, medicines, milk, vegetables, fish/meat etc. However, only 1/3rd of the grocery shops will be opened on the days of lockdown which will be decided by the market committees. Shopping Malls will remain closed.
3. The inter-district and inter-state transport services shall remain suspended.
4. All public transport services shall remain suspended except those required for emergency services and transporting passengers from and to Rail Station and Airport.
5. Movement of all Private vehicles is banned except those required for emergency needs.
6. All hotel, restaurant and hospitality services shall remain suspended.
7. All educational, research, training, coaching institutions shall remain closed.
8. All places of worship shall remain closed for public. No religious congregation will be permitted without any exception.
11. Shops selling grocery, milk, baby food, medicines, and optical items are allowed. However, only 1/3rd of the grocery shops will be opened on the days of lockdown which will be decided by the market committees. Moreover, arrangements may be made for door delivery of essential items like vegetables, medicines etc to avoid unnecessary travel to markets. Persons engaged in door delivery will be allowed to operate without hindrance. Attempts will be made to shift congested markets to open field etc to avoid crowding in markets.
12. Shops selling essential items can operate only after ensuring social distancing measures and avoiding over-crowding through volunteers to regulate the shoppers. Shops having frontage of less than one meter will allow only one person at a time, those having one meter or more but less than 2 metre will allow two persons at a time and so on. Rest will stand behind with a distance of one meter in a queue. Market area will be sanitized on daily basis. Use of mask by shop keepers and shoppers will be compulsory.
13. Railway/Air offices and persons directly linked with operation of passenger and goods trains shall be allowed to operate on being so assigned.
14. Continuous process of industries would be allowed to function. Other industries may continue provided workforce stay in the premises or transportation of workers is arranged by the industries.
15. Petrol pumps, gas agencies and transportation of petroleum products would be allowed to operate.
16. Goods vehicles will be allowed to move both from outside the state and within the states.
17. Agricultural, Horticulture, Fisheries, Animal husbandry, Forestry activities, works under MGNREGS, and tea garden activities shall continue with social distancing.
18. Distribution of seed, fertilizer, fish seeds and other inputs in primary sector
19. All construction, UD and PWD works including road/ building construction/ repair shall continue with social distancing. However, shops & establishments selling construction materials and repair of construction equipment will remain closed.
20. Units producing/providing gas, power, drinking water, milk and other essential goods and services including those by ONGC, IOCL etc. % 21. Any other units/services allowed by DM & Collector of the District.
All other activities other than specified as exempted above shall remain prohibited in the entire area of the state. Persons allowed to move for exempted services may carry identity card during movement. DMs and authorities designated by him may issue passes for movement of persons/ vehicle of non-exempted categories in case of urgency.
