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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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2020

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CHENNAI, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2020

Aani 16, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2051

Part II—Section 2

Notiﬁ cations or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

II-2 Ex. (257)

[1]

REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

EXTENDING RESTRICTIONS IN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTIONS OF THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU TILL

24:00 HRS OF 31-07-2020 – EXTENDING COMPLETE LOCKDOWN IN JURISDICTION OF GREATER CHENNAI

POLICE LIMIT AND SOME AREAS IN KANCHEEPURAM, CHENGALPATTU AND THIRUVALLUR DISTRICTS,

MADURAI CORPORATION LIMITS AND SOME AREAS IN MADURAI DISTRICT TILL 24:00 HRS OF 05-07-2020

WITH GUIDELINES AND RELAXATIONS UNDER THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005

[GO.Ms.No.324, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-II) 30th June 2020,

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No. II(2)/REVDM/383(d)/2020.

WHEREAS on considering the recommendations of the expert team of Doctors and Public Health Specialists and based

on the directives of Government of India, Ministry of Home Aﬀ airs, State-wide lockdown was extended from time to time and

lastly extended till 24:00 hrs of 30-6-2020 under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 in GO.Ms.No.262, Revenue and Disaster

Management (DM-II) Department, dated 31-5-2020 with various relaxations and certain restrictions.

2. NOW, THEREFORE the Government of Tamil Nadu based on the review meetings held on various dates, particularly

views expressed by the District Collectors in the meeting held on 22-6-2020 through Video Conference, based on the

recommendations of the Expert Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary, Finance

Department on Exit Strategy and views expressed by the Medical Experts and Public Health Committee during the discussion

with the Hon’ble Chief Minister on 29-6-2020 and in consultation with the Senior Ministers hereby order to extend the State-

wide lockdown till 24:00 hrs of 31-07-2020 under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 with various relaxations ordered in

G.O. Ms.No.217, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM II), Department, dated 3-5-2020 and G.O.Ms.No.245, Revenue and

Disaster Management (DM II), Department, dated 18.5.2020 and amendments issued thereon with the existing restrictions

and following further guidelines and relaxations.

3.Since the complete lock down enforced from 19.06.2020 early morning 00 hrs. to 30-06-2020 midnight 12.00 hrs

in Greater Chennai Police Commissionarate areas, in Thiruvallur District -Greater Chennai Police Commissionarate areas

in Thiruvallur District, Thiruvallur Municipality, Gummindipoondi, Ponneri and Minjur Town Panchayats, all village panchayats

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in Poovirundhavalli, Eekadu and Sholavaram blocks, in Chengalpattu District - Greater Chennai Police areas in Chengalpattu

District, Chengalpattu and Maraimalai Nagar Municipalities, Nandhivaram- Guduvanchery Town Panchayat and all Village

Panchayats of Kattankulathur Block and Greater Chennai Police Commissionarate areas in Kancheepuram District and from

24.06.2020 early morning 00 hrs. to 30.06.2020 midnight 12.00 hrs in Madurai Corporation, Paravai Town Panchayat, all

village Panchayats of Madurai East, Madurai West and Thiruparankundram Blocks of Madurai District has helped to control

the spread of COVID-19 to some extent, the Government hereby order to extend the complete lock down in the above

mentioned areas for a further period of 5 days till 24:00 hrs of 05.07.2020 with the restrictions and relaxations already

ordered in G.O.Ms.No.299, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 16.6.2020, G.O.Ms.No.305, Revenue and

Disaster Management Department, dated 17.6.2020. G.O.Ms.No.314, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated

22.6.2020.

4. The curfew orders which prevailed before 19.06.2020 in Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate limits and its

adjoining districts viz., Tiruvallur, Chengalpet and Kancheepuram District with certain restrictions and relaxations shall remain

in force from 6.7.2020 early morning 00 hrs till 24:00 hrs of 31.7.2020. Similarly, the curfew orders which prevailed before

24.06.2020 in Madurai Corporation limits and few areas in Madurai District with certain restrictions and relaxations shall

remain in force from 6.7.2020 early morning 00 hrs till 24:00 hrs of 31.7.2020.

Further, the Fish stalls, Chicken and other meat stalls and egg shops licensed by Chennai Corporation, other

Corporations, Town Panchayats and Village Panchayats will be permitted with a condition to maintain social distancing

procedures.

The following activities will continue to remain prohibited until further orders, during the lockdown period

throughout the State till 24:00 hrs of 31.07.2020.

All religious places / places of worship in urban areas and big religious places / places of worship will

be closed for public worship.

ii.

Religious congregations are strictly prohibited.

iii.

Tourists travel to tourist places like Nilgiris District, Kodaikanal and Yercaud will be prohibited.

iv.

Hotels and other hospitality services, except those meant for housing health / police / Government oﬃ cials /

healthcare workers / stranded persons including tourists and for quarantine facilities;

Shopping malls.

vi.

Schools, colleges, educational / training / coaching institutions etc. will remain closed. Online / distance learning

shall continue to be permitted and shall be encouraged.

vii. All international air travel of passengers, except for purposes as permitted by MHA.

viii. Metro rail services and suburban train services.

ix.

All Cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars and auditoriums, assembly

halls and similar places. Sports complexes and stadia will be permitted to open without spectators.

All social / political / sports / entertainment / academic / cultural / religious functions / other gatherings and

large congregations.

xi.

Inter-State public transport.

Complete lockdown will be enforced without any relaxations throughout the State on all the Sundays falling in the month

of July 2020 i.e. on 5.7.2020 (from midnight 12.00 hrs on 4.7.2020 to 6.00 A.M. on 6.7.2020), 12.7.2020 (from midnight 12.00

hrs on 11.7.2020 to 6.00 A.M. on 13.7.2020), 19.7.2020 (from midnight 12.00 hrs on 18.7.2020 to 6.00 A.M. on 20.7.2020)

and 26.07.2020 (from midnight 12.00 hrs on 25.7.2020 to 6.00 A.M. on 27.7.2020). No other activity except Milk distribution,

Hospitals, Pharmaceutical Shops, Hospital Vehicles, Ambulance and Hearse Vehicle Services may be permitted during the

above Sundays and that the private vehicles will be allowed to ply only for medical emergencies.

Further, the following restrictions will remain in force in respect of marriages, funerals and Public Bus Transport:-

Restrictions for Marriages and Funerals:-

Marriage related gathering: Number guests not to exceed 50.

ii.

Funeral/last rites related gathering: Number persons not to exceed 20.

Operation of Buses:-

Operation of both private and Government buses within the districts will remain suspended from 1.7.2020 to 15.7.2020

throughout the State.

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E-pass system:—



Movement of persons within the district will be permitted without e-pass, except for areas where complete lockdown

is ordered upto 05.07.2020 24:00 hrs and movement of people in and out of the containment zones.



E-Pass system will continue to be in force for both inter state and inter-district travel.



In the areas where complete lock down has been extended, the e-pass issued for the period upto 30.6.2020, will

remain valid till 5.7.2020 and that application for a new e-pass is not necessary.



E- pass will be issued by the concerned District Collectors to the Contractors who intend to participate in the

Government Tenders, Contractors who are engaged in the supervision of the ongoing Government Works and who

wish to visit the Government Oﬃ ces in this regard.

II.

The following activities will be allowed from early morning 00 hrs of 6.7.2020 in all the areas falling under

the jurisdiction of Greater Chennai Police and in the areas of Tiruvallur, Chengalpet, and Kancheepuram District

where complete lock down was enforced (Except in containment zones):

IT/ITEs are permitted to operate with company provided transport at 50% strength subject to a maximum of

80 persons.

ii.

All Private oﬃ ces, industrial establishments and Export oriented units are allowed to function at 50% strength.

However, work from home shall be encouraged to the extent possible.

iii.

All showrooms and large format shops (including jewellery and textiles shops) except in shopping malls are

permitted to operate with 50% staﬀ strength without air conditioning and limiting the number of customers to

ﬁ ve at a time to ensure social distancing.

iv.

Restaurants shall be permitted to function with dine-in facilities with 50% of seating capacity maintaining social

distancing. Air conditioning shall not be used even if it is available.

Tea shops & Restaurants, Vegetable shops and Provision shops, are permitted to function from 6:00 am to

8:00 pm.

vi.

Tea shops are permitted to function subject to 50 % seating capacity at a time to maintain social distancing.

vii. Rental vehicles and taxis including Cab aggregation are permitted with not more than three passengers,

excluding the driver.

viii. Autos are permitted with two passengers excluding driver. Cycle rickshaws are also permitted,

ix.

Barber shops, Saloons, Spa and Beauty Parlours are permitted to function as per Standard Operating Procedures

without use of air conditioning facility.

Fish stalls, Chicken and other meat stalls and egg shops are permitted on a condition to maintain social

distancing.

III. The following activities will be allowed from early morning 00 hrs of 1.7.2020 in all the areas throughout the State

except Greater Chennai Police Commissionarate areas and in containment zones and from early morning 00 hrs of 06.07.2020

in Thiruvallur District-Greater Chennai Police Commissionarate areas in Thiruvallur Districts, Thiruvallur Municipality,

Gummindipoondi, Ponneri and Minjur Town Panchayats, all village panchayats in Poovirundhavalli, Eekadu and Sholavaram

blocks, in Chengalpattu District - Greater Chennai Police areas in Chengalpattu District, Chengalpattu and Maraimalai Nagar

Municipalities, Nandhivaram- Guduvanchery Town Panchayat and all Village Panchayats of Kattankulathur Block and Greater

Chennai Police Commissionarate areas in Kancheepuram District and Madurai Corporation, Paravai Town Panchayat, all

village Panchayats of Madurai East, Madurai West and Thiruparankundram Blocks of Madurai District.

Only small temples in rural areas with annual income of less than Rs.10000/-, small mosques, darghas, churches

and other religious places will be allowed for public worship. These places of worship should adhere to social

distancing norms besides following the measures for the containment of the disease. Places of Worship /

Religious Places in Corporations, Municipalities, Town Panchayats areas and big places of worship / religious

places in village panchayat limits would remain closed for public worship.

ii.

All industries and export oriented units are permitted to operate with 100% of employees.

iii.

IT/ITES are permitted to function at 100 % strength with at least 20% to work from home.

iv.

All Private oﬃ ces are allowed to function at 100% strength. However, work from home shall be encouraged to

the extent possible.

All showrooms and large format shops (viz. jewellery and textiles shops) except in shopping malls are permitted

to operate with 50% staﬀ strength without air conditioning and limiting the number of customers to 5 at time

to ensure social distancing.

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vi.

Tea shops & Restaurants, Vegetable shops and Provision shops, are permitted to function from 6:00 am to

8:00 pm. Other shops including Liquor retail vending (TASMAC) shops are permitted to function from 10:00

am to 8:00 pm.

vii. Restaurants shall be permitted to function with dine-in facilities with 50% of seating capacity maintaining social

distancing. Air conditioning shall not be used even if it is available.

viii. Tea shops are permitted to function subject to 50 % seating capacity at a time to maintain social distancing.

ix.

Delivery of all goods, including non-essential goods through e-commerce is permitted.

Rental vehicles and taxis including Cab aggregation are permitted with not more than three passengers,

excluding the driver.

xi.

Autos are permitted with two passengers excluding driver. Cycle rickshaws are also permitted.

xii. Fish stalls, Chicken and other meat stalls and egg shops would be permitted on a condition to maintain social

distancing.

IV. Protection of vulnerable persons

Persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years

are advised to stay at home, except for essential and health purposes.

V. Use of Aarogya Setu

(i)

Aarogya Setu enables early identiﬁ cation of potential risk of infection, and thus acts as a shield for individuals and

the community.

(ii) With a view to ensuring safety in oﬃ ces and work places, employers on best eﬀ ort basis should ensure that Aarogya

Setu is installed by all employees having compatible mobile phones.

(iii) District authorities may advise individuals to install the Aarogya Setu application on compatible mobile phones and

regularly update their health status on the app. This will facilitate timely provision of medical attention to those

individuals who are at risk.

VI. National Directives for COVID-19 Management

Face coverings: Wearing of face cover is compulsory in public places; in workplaces; and during

transport.

Social distancing: Individuals must maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet in public places.

Shops will ensure physical distancing among customers and will not allow more than 5 persons at

one time.

Gatherings: Large public gatherings/congregations continue to remain prohibited.

Marriage related gathering: Number guests not to exceed 50.

Funeral/last rites related gathering: Number persons not to exceed 20

Spitting in public places will be punishable with ﬁ ne, as may be prescribed by the State/UT local

authority in accordance with its laws, rules or regulations.

Consumption of liquor, paan, gutka, tobacco etc. in public places is prohibited.

Additional Directives for work places

Work from home (WfH): As far as possible, the practice of WfH should be followed.

Staggering of work/ business hours shall be followed in oﬃ ces, work places, shops, markets and

industrial & commercial establishments.

Screening & hygiene: Provision for thermal scanning, hand wash and sanitizer will be made at all

entry and exit points and common areas.

Frequent sanitization of entire workplace, common facilities and all points which come into human

contact e.g. door handles etc., will be ensured, including between shifts.

10. Social distancing: All persons in charge of work places will ensure adequate gaps between shifts,

staggering the lunch breaks of staﬀ , etc.

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VII - General

Gathering of more than 5 persons at a time in the public places will remain prohibited under Section 144 of Criminal

Procedure Code.

ii.

No activity will be permitted in the Containment Zones across the State, during the lockdown period.

iii.

All Industries and Commercial Establishments should encourage their staﬀ to work from home and they shall also

strictly adhere to the Standard Operating Procedures.

iv.

In the areas falling under Greater Chennai Police Commissionarate areas, in Thiruvallur District - Greater Chennai

Police Commissionarate areas in Thiruvallur Districts, Thiruvallur Municipality, Gummindipoondi, Ponneri and Minjur

Town Panchayats, all village panchayats in Poovirundhavalli, Eekadu and Sholavaram blocks, in Chengalpattu

District - Greater Chennai Police areas in Chengalpattu District, Chengalpattu and Maraimalai Nagar Municipalities,

Nandhivaram- Guduvanchery Town Panchayat and all Village Panchayats of Kattankulathur Block and Greater Chennai

Police Commissionarate areas in Kancheepuram District and Madurai Corporation, Paravai Town Panchayat, all

village Panchayats of Madurai East, Madurai West and Thiruparankundram Blocks of Madurai District, where

the complete lockdown in force upto 24:00 hrs on 05.07.2020, the present practice of permitting the industries to

function with the workers accommodated inside the industrial premises or nearby places and the TN-Epass system

shall continue to be in force in other areas.

In the case of the factories located in remaining districts of State other than Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and

Madurai Districts where complete lock down is being enforced, the industrial establishments may obtain PERMIT

CARD from the concerned District Collectors for the movement of their workers who come to their industries from

the adjoining districts. However, this PERMIT CARD is valid only for travelling to the industry located in the adjoining

district and not to other districts.

VIII. Penal provisions

Any person violating these measures will be liable to be proceeded against as per the provisions of Section 51 to 60

of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides legal action under Section 188 of the IPC, and other legal provisions as

applicable. Extracts of these penal provisions are at Annexure I.

The Government also order that no activities shall be permitted in the Containment Zones during the lockdown period and

that the restrictions in the Containment Zones would be further intensiﬁ ed. However, the essential supplies to the households

in Containment Zones and quarantine houses shall be ensured by local administration and that disinfectants would be sprayed

twice a day in these areas. Wearing of Mask is compulsory and it would be strictly enforced. Repeated washing hands with

soap-sanitizers and social distancing norms should be strictly enforced for the permitted activities.

K. SHANMUGAM,

Chief Secretary.

ANNEXURE I

Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005

Oﬀ ences and Penalties for Violation

51. Punishment for obstruction, etc.—Whoever, without reasonable cause-- (a) obstructs any oﬃ cer or employee of the

Central Government or the State Government, or a person authorised by the National Authority or State Authority or District

Authority in the discharge of his functions under this Act; or refuses to comply with any direction given by or on behalf of

the Central Government or the State Government or the National Executive Committee or the State Executive Committee or

the District Authority under this Act, shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one

year or with ﬁ ne, or with both, and if such obstruction or refusal to comply with directions results in loss of lives or imminent

danger thereof, shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years.

52. Punishment for false claim.—Whoever knowingly makes a claim which he knows or has reason to believe to be

false for obtaining any relief, assistance, repair, reconstruction or other beneﬁ ts consequent to disaster from any oﬃ cer of

the Central Government, the State Government, the National Authority, the State Authority or the District Authority, shall, on

conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, and also with ﬁ ne.

53. Punishment for misappropriation of money or materials, etc.—Whoever, being entrusted with any money or

materials, or otherwise being, in custody of, or dominion over, any money or goods, meant for providing relief in any threatening

disaster situation or disaster, misappropriates or appropriates for his own use or disposes of such money or materials or any

part thereof or wilfully compels any other person so to do, shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term

which may extend to two years, and also with ﬁ ne.

54. Punishment for false warning.—Whoever makes or circulates a false alarm or warning as to disaster or its severity

or magnitude, leading to panic, shall on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with ﬁ ne.

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55. Oﬀ ences by Departments of the Government.—(1) Where an oﬀ ence under this Act has been committed by any

Department of the Government, the head of the Department shall be deemed to be guilty of the oﬀ ence and shall be liable

to be proceeded against and punished accordingly unless he proves that the oﬀ ence was committed without his knowledge

or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such oﬀ ence.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an oﬀ ence under this Act has been committed

by a Department of the Government and it is proved that the oﬀ ence has been committed with the consent or connivance

of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any oﬃ cer, other than the head of the Department, such oﬃ cer shall be

deemed to be guilty of that oﬀ ence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

56. Failure of oﬃ cer in duty or his connivance at the contravention of the provisions of this Act.—Any oﬃ cer,

on whom any duty has been imposed by or under this Act and who ceases or refuses to perform or withdraws himself from

the duties of his oﬃ ce shall, unless he has obtained the express written permission of his oﬃ cial superior or has other lawful

excuse for so doing, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with ﬁ ne.

57. Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning.—If any person contravenes any order made

under section 65, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with ﬁ ne or with both.

58. Oﬀ ence by companies.—(1) Where an oﬀ ence under this Act has been committed by a company or body corporate,

every person who at the time the oﬀ ence was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company, for the

conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the contravention and

shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall render any

such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act, if he proves that the oﬀ ence was committed without his knowledge

or that he exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of such oﬀ ence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in

sub-section (1), where an oﬀ ence under this Act has been committed by a company, and it is proved that the oﬀ ence was

committed with the consent or connivance of or is attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary

or other oﬃ cer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other oﬃ cer shall also, be deemed to be guilty of that

oﬀ ence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Explanation. For the purpose of this section

(a) “company” means anybody corporate and includes a ﬁ rm or other association of individuals; and (b) “director”, in relation

to a ﬁ rm, means a partner in the ﬁ rm.

59. Previous sanction for prosecution.—No prosecution for oﬀ ences punishable under sections 55 and 56 shall be

instituted except with the previous sanction of the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, or of

any oﬃ cer authorised in this behalf, by general or special order, by such Government

60. Cognizance of oﬀ ences.—No court shall take cognizance of an oﬀ ence under this Act except on a complaint made

by—(a) the National Authority, the State Authority, the Central Government, the State Government, the District Authority or

any other authority or oﬃ cer authorised in this behalf by that Authority or Government, as the case may be; or any person

who has given notice of not less than thirty days in the manner prescribed, of the alleged oﬀ ence and his intention to make

a complaint to the National Authority, the State Authority, the Central Government, the State Government, the District Authority

or any other authority or oﬃ cer authorised as aforesaid.

Section 188 in the Indian Penal Code, 1860

Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant.—Whoever, knowing that, by an order promulgated by a

public servant lawfully empowered to promulgate such order, he is directed to abstain from a certain act, or to take certain

order with certain property in his possession or under his management, disobeys such direction, shall, if such disobedience

causes or tends to cause obstruction, annoyance or injury, or risk of obstruction, annoyance or injury, to any person lawfully

employed, be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with ﬁ ne which may extend

to two hundred rupees, or with both; and if such disobedience causes or trends to cause danger to human life, health or

safety, or causes or tends to cause a riot or aﬀ ray, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which

may extend to six months, or with ﬁ ne which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

Explanation: It is not necessary that the oﬀ ender should intend to produce harm, or contemplate his disobedience as

likely to produce harm. It is suﬃ cient that he knows of the order which he disobeys, and that his disobedience produces, or

is likely to produce, harm.

Illustration: An order is promulgated by a public servant lawfully empowered to promulgate such order, directing that

a religious procession shall not pass down a certain street. A knowingly disobeys the order, and thereby causes danger of

riot. A has committed the oﬀ ence deﬁ ned in this section.

K. SHANMUGAM,

Chief Secretary.

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