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TAMIL NADU
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.
GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.
2020
[Price: Re.0.80 Paise.
No. 474]
CHENNAI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Karthigai 1, 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. (474)
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
COVID-19 – INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL – PERMISSION TO OPERATE INTER-STATE BUS TRANSPORT
BETWEEN TAMIL NADU AND KARNATAKA STATE WITHOUT E-REGISTRATION BEYOND 16-11-2020 UNDER THE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005.
[G.O. Ms. No.644, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), 16th November 2020,
裘ˆF¬è 1 , rh®tç, ÂUtŸSt® M©L-2051.]
No. II(2)/REVDM/759(d)/2020.
In G.O.Ms.No.324, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM II), Department, Dated: 30-06-2020 it has been ordered
under caption-I that operation of both privated and Government buses within the districts will remain suspended from
01-07-2020 to 15-07-2020 throughout the state and that the interstate public transport will continue to remain prohibited
until further orders during the lockdown period throughout the state till 31-07-2020.
2. In this connection, as per the guidelines issued by the Government of India, necessary permission was already
accorded by the Government of Tamil Nadu for the goods traffi c, operation of railways for transportation of goods and
parcels, operation of airports/ seaports/ landports and inland container depots for cargo movement, movement of all
trucks and other goods / carrier vehicles without any restriction vide G.O.Ms.No.193, Revenue and Disaster Management
Department, dated 15.4.2020. Further, as already stated above operation of both Public and Private Bus Transport
throughout the State has been permitted by the Government from 07.09.2020 after following the Standard Operating
Procedures and that the Inter State/Intra State Rail Transport in the authorised routes has also been permitted.
3. In G.O.Ms.No.609, Revenue & Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, dated 31-10-2020 operation of both
Private and Public Bus Transport between Tamil Nadu and Puducherry without E-registration has been permitted.
4. In G.O.Ms.No. 632, Revenue & Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, dated 11-11-2020, considering the
request of the Transport Department, the Inter-State bus services between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu by the State
Transport Undertakings were permitted for six days from 11-11-2020 to 16-11-2020 without E-registration by duly following
the prescribed guidelines/Standard Operating Procedures.
5. The Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner of Revenu Administration has informed that in the Government
Press Release date 13-11-2020, it has been stated that in view of the Diwali festival permission was granted to operate
interstate public bus transport fron 11-11-2020 to 16-11-2020 between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka State. It has been
further stated that considering the request of the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka and the general public, operation
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of both private and public bus transport between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka State shall continue to be permitted beyond
16-11-2020 without E-registration by duly following the prescribed guidelines / Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
6. Now, therefore the Government hereby accept the proposal of the Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner
of Revenue Administration and accordingly amend the G.O.Ms.No.613, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM IV),
Department, Dated : 31-10-2020 as follows:
The content of Caption II-A (Under Permitted Activities) shall be replaced as:
II-A. Operation of both Private and Public Bus Transport between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka State shall
continue to be permitted beyond 16-11-2020 without E-registration.
K. SHANMUGAM,
Chief Secretary.
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