Complete list of activities allowed from April 20

New Delhi: The government  has issued guidelines permitting a few more activities for non-containment zones post April 20. However, it has made it clear that these relaxations will not be implemented in the containment zones.

What is permitted?

Financial services

• RBI and other RBI regulated financial markets and entities
• Banks, ATM and IT vendors for banking operations
• SEBI and capital and debt market services
• IRDAI and insurance companies

Commercial services

• Print and electronic media
• IT services with up to 50 per cent capacity
• Data and call centres for government activities
• CSCs at panchayat level
• E-commerce companies, e-commerce functions for non-essential items such as mobile phone, laptops, refrigerators, etc.
• Courier services
• Cold storage and warehousing
• Private security and facilities management services; hotels, homestays, etc.
• Establishment for quarantine facilities
• Self-employed services like electricians, plumbers, carpenters, etc.

Movement of people

• Private vehicles for medical emergency services and for getting essential commodities
• In case of a four-wheeler, one passenger in the back seat beside the driver is permitted
• For two-wheelers, only one driver is permitted
• All personnel travelling to their workplace as exempted by State/UT/Local authority

Social services

• Home for children, juveniles, divyang (handicapped), elderly etc. will be allowed to function. This includes observation homes and aftercare homes
• Disbursement of social security pensions and provident fund by EPFO
• Operation of Anganwadis

Agricultural activities

• Farming operations in fields
• Functioning of agencies engaged in getting agricultural products
• Machinery shops
• Custom hiring centres
• Services related to fertilizers and seeds
• APMC markets and Mandis
• Direct marketing operations for agriculture
• Harvesting and sowing
• Operation of fishing like processing and sale, hatcheries, commercial aquaria
• Plantations of tea, coffee and rubber allowed with a maximum 50 per cent workers
• Animal husbandry including distribution and sale of milk products, animal shelter homes, etc.

Health services

• Hospitals and nursing homes
• Telemedicine facilities
• Medical shops and dispensaries
• Medical research, COVID-19 related labs and collection centres
• Authorized private establishments
• Veterinary hospitals, dispensaries and clinics, sale and supply of vaccine and medicines
• Manufacturing units, medical devices and construction of health infrastructure
• Movement of all medical personnel, scientists, nurses, paramedical staff, lab technicians

Industrial establishments

• Industries in rural areas
• SEZ and export-oriented units
• Industrial estates and industrial townships
• Manufacturing units of essential goods
• Industries producing IT hardware
• Food processing units, jute industries
• Coal and mineral production, O&G refinery and brick kilns in rural areas
• Construction activities including roads, irrigation projects, renewable energy projects and construction projects in municipalities

Cargo and essential services

• Transportation of cargo inter and intrastate by air, rail, land and sea routes
• Carrier vehicles with only two drivers and one helper are allowed
• Empty vehicles for delivery/pick up of goods
• The supply chain of essential goods like manufacturing, wholesale, retail, shops/ carts for essential goods
• Large bricks and mortar stores, dhabas and truck repair shops on the highway, movement of staff and labourers for essential services

Additional services

• Collection, harvesting and processing of minor forest produce, non-timber forest produce by ST and forest dwellers
• Bamboo, coconut, areca nut, cocoa, spices plantations and their harvesting sale and marketing
• NBFCs including Housing Finance and Micro FInance COmpanies with bare minimum staff, cooperative credit societies
• Construction activities in rural areas to include water supply and sanitation, power, telecom and cable lines.

What is shut?

• Domestic and international air travel
• Passenger trains, buses, metro, taxis
• Interstate transport except for security and medical purposes
• Industrial and commercial activities
• Hospitality services
• Educational, training and coaching institutions
• Cinema halls, malls, gyms, bards, pools, entertainment parks, assembly halls, etc.
• All social, political, sports, complexes, religious places and other gatherings.