NEW DELHI: After PM
Narendra Modi announced a 21-day
lockdown
in the country due to the
coronavirus pandemic, the ministry of home affairs on Tuesday issued guidelines for essential services that will continue to function.
The MHA provided a list of the services that will be exempted from the lockdown:* Hospitals and other related medical establishments
* Shops, including ration shops, dealing with food, groceries, fruits and vegetables, dairy and milk booths
* Banks, insurance offices and ATMs
* Print and electronic media
* Delivery of all essential goods including food, medicine, medical equipment through e-commerce
* Petrol pumps, LPG, petroleum and gas retail and storage outlets
* Police, home guards, civil defence, fire and emergency services, disaster management and prison
Read our coronavirus live blog for all the latest news and updatesFull text: Guidelines for essential service providers* Electricity, water and sanitation
* Municipal bodies - only staff required for essential services like sanitation, personnel related to water supply, etc
* District administration and treasury
* In case of funerals, congregation of not more than 20 persons will be permitted
* Hotels, lodges, motels and homestays accommodating tourists and people stranded due to lockdown
* Telecommunications, internet services, broadcasting and cable services, IT and IT-enabled services will have to work from home as far as possible
* Power generation, transmission, and distribution units and services
* Capital and debt market services as notified by the securities and exchange board of India
More on Covid-19What will remain closed:* Offices of government of India, its autonomous/ subordinate offices and public corporations
* All transport services - air, rail, roadways
* All educational, training, research, coaching institutions, etc
* All places of worship. No religious congregations will be permitted, without any exception
* All social, political, sports,
entertainment, academic, cultural, religious functions/ gatherings is barred
* Hospitality services
* Industrial establishments
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