The Delhi government “will prepare the detailed plan for Delhi based on the Centre’s guidelines and announce it tomorrow”, he tweeted, declaring that it was time to relax the restrictions to some extent. In his first reaction, Arvind Kejriwal appeared to welcome the central guidelines which he said, were largely in line with the proposal sent by the city government on the suggestions of lakhs of people living in the national capital. But for the rest, chief ministers will have the power to decide what can open, and for how long. The home ministry guidelines didn’t accept the request to allow shopping malls. Kejriwal, however, wanted the Centre to allow shopping malls. In Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had told the central government that it was in favour of prohibiting schools, salons, barber shops, cinema halls, hotels and dine-in services at restaurants. Here, the home ministry order said, only essential activities would be allowed.Īlso read | Lockdown 4.0: What you can do and cannot The state, however, cannot relax activities in containment zones. The state governments have also been authorised to decide the restrictions that should be placed in these areas. The Centre has restored the primacy of the states to fight Covid-19, allowing them to decide areas that should be earmarked as Green, Orange or Red Zones. These relaxations, however, may not apply to everyone. The lockdown guidelines issued by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also permitted inter-state bus services, provided the states involved give their consent.Īnd yes, the Centre has lifted the bar on barber shops and deliveries by e-commerce sites such as Amazon. States that want to restart bus services can do so. Also, people above 65 years of age, pregnant women and children below 10 years have been told to stay at home.Īlso read | Lockdown 4.0 guidelines: List of top 10 activities allowed till May 31 The night curfew, which restricts movement of people between 7 pm and 7 am, will continue. Ditto for shopping malls and cinema halls, places that have a high footfall. Metro services, quite like air travel, will still not be allowed. Barely six hours before the expiry of the third round of the Covid-19 lockdown, the Centre on Sunday extended the lockdown till 31 May but ended restrictions on employees returning to work at offices, factories and other industrial units.
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