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| MHA issues an addendum to the Guidelines regarding Nationwide Lockdown to fight COVID-19 | | Additional essential Goods and Services included in the Exempt List | 
New Delhi, March 25 (Scoop News)-Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an addendum to the guidelines to all Ministries/Departments issued yesterday 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.
In the new guidelines, the ministry said Reserve Bank of India and RBI-regulated financial markets, pay and accounts officers and field officers of the CAG, petroleum products and supply chain and forest staff are exempted from the purview of the lockdown.
Those people handling cargo operations in airports and railway stations, coal mining activities, officers and staff of resident commissioners based in Delhi and customs clearance at ports, airports and land borders are also exempted.
Forest offices staff and workers required to operate and maintain zoo, nurseries, wildlife, fire fighting in forests, watering plantations, patrolling and their necessary transport movement, social welfare department staff for operations of homes for children, disabled, senior citizens, destitute women, widows, observation homes and pensions service are also exempted, the guidelines said.
The lockdown was announced by the prime minister on Tuesday in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
After Modi's announcement, the home ministry on Tuesday night issued some guidelines for enforcement of the nationwide lockdown.
The guidelines listed several services including government and private offices that will be out of bounds during the period, while exempting establishments such as hospitals, ration shops, dairies, banks, insurance offices, and print and electronic media.
Delivery of all essential goods including food, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment through e-commerce has also been exempted from the purview of the lockdown.
Cartoon courtesy :Shekhar,Jammu,India
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