TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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2021

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No. 235]

chennai, Saturday, May 8, 2021

Chithirai 25, Pilava, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2052

Part II—Section 2

Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NotificationS by government

II-2 Ex. (235)

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REVENUE and DISASTER mANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

COVID-19 - LOCKDOWN EXTENDED IN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTIONS OF THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU UNTIL

FURTHER ORDERS WITH EXISTING GUIDELINES AND RELAXATIONS - INCREASE IN NUMBER OF COVID -19

CASES - COMPLETE LOCKDOwN Is ORDERED TO BE ENFORCED THROUGHOUT THE STATE FROM 04.00 A.M.

ON 10.05.2021 TO 4.00 A.M. ON 24.05.2021 - under the disaster management act 2005.

[G.O. (Ms.) No. 371, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), 8th May 2021,

Chithirai 25, Pilava, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2052.]

no. ii(2)/revdm/289(a)/2021.

Read:

G.O.Ms.No.152, Health and Family Welfare (P1) Department, dated 23.03.2020

Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India Order No.40-3/2020-DM-1(A), dated 25.03.2020.

G.O.(Ms)No.172, Revenue and Disaster Management (D.M.II) Department, dated:25.03.2020 and addendums

issued thereon.

G.O.(Ms)No.193, Revenue and Disaster Management (D.M.II) Department, dated 15.04.2020

G.O.(Ms)No.198, Revenue and Disaster Management (D.M.II) Department, dated 20.04.2020.

G.O.(Ms)No.217 Revenue and Disaster Management (D.M.II) Department, dated:03.5.2020 and amendments

issued thereon.

G.O.(Ms)No.245 Revenue and Disaster Management (D.M.II) Department, dated:18.05.2020 and amendments

issued thereon.

G.O.(Ms)No.262 Revenue and Disaster Management (DM- II) Department, dated:31.05.2020.

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GO.Ms.No.299, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-II) Department, Dated: 16.06.2020.

10. GO.Ms.No.305, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-II) Department, Dated: 17.06.2020.

11. GO.Ms.No.314, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-II) Department, Dated : 22.06.2020

12. GO.Ms.No.324, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-II) Department, Dated: 30.06.2020 and amendments

issued thereon.

13. GO.Ms.No.396, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-II) Department, Dated: 31.07.2020 and amendments

issued thereon.

14. GO.Ms.No.447, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, Dated: 31.08.2020 and amendments

issued thereon.

15. G.O.Ms.No.541, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, Dated: 30.09.2020 and amendments

issued thereon.

16. G.O.Ms.No.613, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, Dated: 31.10.2020 and amendments

issued thereon.

17. G.O.Ms.No.673, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, Dated: 30.11.2020 and amendments

issued thereon.

18. G.O.Ms.No.820, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, Dated: 31.12.2020 and amendments

issued thereon

19. G.O.Ms.No.84, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, Dated : 31.01.2021 and amendments

issued thereon.

20. G.O.Ms.No.318, Revenue and Disaster Management(DM-IV) Department, Dated: 28.02.2021 and amendments

issued thereon.

21. G.O.Ms.No.339, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, Dated: 31.03.2021 and amendments

issued thereon.

22. G.O.Ms.No.342, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, Dated: 08.04.2021.

23. G.O.Ms.No.343, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, Dated: 10.04.2021.

24. G.O.Ms.No.346, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, Dated: 18.04.2021.

25. G.O.Ms.No.348, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, Dated: 20.04.2021.

26. G.O.Ms.No.351, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), Department, Dated: 24.04.2021.

27. G.O. Ms.No.354, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), Department, Dated: 26.04.2021.

28. G.O.Ms.No.361, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), Department, Dated: 29.04.2021.

29. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi Order No.40-3/2020-DM-I(A), dated 29.04.2021.

30. G.O. Ms.No.364, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), Department, Dated: 29.04.2021.

31. Hon’ble Chief Minister’s Press Release No.08, dated 08.05.2021.

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 Affairs, State-wide lockdown was extended from time

to time and lastly extended until further orders till 24:00 hrs of 30.04.2021 under the Disaster Management Act, 2005

in GO.Ms.No.339, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, dated 31.03.2021 with various relaxations

and certain restrictions.

2. Subsequently, orders have been issued by the Government enforcing Night Curfew from 10.00 P.M. to

4.00 A.M. with many restrictions and also enforcing complete lock down on Sundays by prohibiting certain permitted activities

and permitting / prohibiting certain activities on other days from 01.05.2021 until further orders vide Government Orders

22nd to 29th read above for the effective containment of Covid-19.

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3. Thereafter, considering the day-to-day increase in Covid-19 positive cases, taking into account the suggestions

of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to prohibit certain

activities, certain new restrictions were imposed with effect from 4.00 A.M. of 06.05.2021 to 4.00 A.M. of 20.05.2021

throughout the State, in order to control the spread of COVID-19 vide G.O. 30thread above.

4. In the Government Press Release 31st read above, it has been stated considering the views expressed by the

District Collectors during the meeting held through Video Conference on 7.5.2021 and in consultation with the Medical

experts, taking into account the suggestions of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,

Government of India to prohibit certain activities, complete lock down is being enforced throughout the State with

effect from 4.00 A.M. of 10.05.2021 to 4.00 A.M. of 24.05.2021 due to unavoidable reasons throughout the State, in

order to control the spread of COVID-19.

5. Now, therefore the Government in accordance with the Press Release 31st read above, issue the following order

under Disaster Management Act, 2005 imposing complete lock down from 4.00 A.M. on 10.05.2021 to 4.00 A.M.

on 24.05.2021.

The following activities shall continue to remain prohibited during the Complete Lock down period:-

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

ii.

In order to monitor the passengers coming by air and train from foreign countries and other states,

e-registration (https://eregister.tnega.org) shall continue to be in force. Passengers will be permitted to travel

from / to railway stations / airports with travel ticket.

iii.

Big format shops (showrooms with a size of 3000 sq. ft. and above), Shopping Complex and

Malls, have been prohibited to operate already from 26.04.2021. Provision Stores and Vegetable Shops

functioning in Shopping Complex and Malls are also not permitted. Standalone shops selling provisions,

vegetables, meat and fish shall be permitted to function till 12.00 Noon without air conditioning facility.

Further, maximum 50% customers, at a time shall be allowed in these shops. E-commerce entities like

Dunzo shall be permitted to deliver provisions, vegetables, meat and fish only upto 12.00 Noon. All other

shops, other than provision stores, vegetable shops, meat and fish stalls shall remain closed.

iv.

TASMAC shops shall remain closed during the complete lockdown period.

Parcel food (Take away service) alone shall be permitted in all Restaurants, Hotels, Bakeries and Mess

from 6.00 A.M. to 10.00 A.M., 12.00 Noon to 3.00 P.M. and 6.00 P.M. to 9.00 P.M. Tea Shops shall be

permitted to operate till 12 Noon only. Dine-in facility shall not be permitted in Restaurants, Hotels, Mess

and Tea Shops. Food shall be served to the Guests in Hotels and Lodges in their rooms only and the

Guests shall not be permitted to dine in the restaurants attached to Hotels and Lodges.

vi.

Hotels and Lodges, except those meant for the guests staying for business purpose and medical

related activities shall be prohibited.

vii. All Social/ political / sports / entertainment / academic/ cultural/ festival related and other gathering

in both open and closed spaces shall be prohibited.

viii. As already ordered, the number of persons in respect of funeral / last rites shall not exceed 20.

ix.

Beauty Parlour, Hair cutting Saloons, Spas shall not be permitted to operate throughout the State.

All Cinemas / Multiplex / Theatres, Gymnasiums, Yoga training centres, Recreation Clubs, all Bars,

Auditoriums, Exhibition Halls, Entertainment / Amusement Parks, Meeting Halls and other similar

places shall remain closed.

xi.

Fruits and Vegetable retail outlets in Koyambedu Market Complex shall be prohibited. Similarly, fruits and

vegetable retail outlets in Wholesale Markets in all the districts shall also remain prohibited.

xii. All Government Offices, Except the Essential Departments viz., Secretariat, Medical and Family Welfare,

Revenue, Disaster Management, Police, Home guards, Fire and Rescue Services, Prisons, District

Administration, District Industries Centres, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection, Electricity, Drinking

Water Supply, Local Bodies, Forest Offices, Treasuries, Social Welfare and Women Rights Offices shall

remain closed. The Heads of Department shall make necessary arrangements for the transportation of

their staff. Office of the Government of India, its Autonomous/Subordinate Offices and Public Corporations

shall remain closed.

Exceptions: Defence, Central Armed Police Forces, Treasury Public, Utilities (including petroleum, CNG, LPG,

PNG), Disaster Management, Power generation and transmission units, Post Offices, National Informatics

Centre, Early Warning Agencies.

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Term Treasury includes Pay & Accounts Offices, Financial Advisers and field Offices of the Controller

General of Accounts, with bare minimum staff.

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Customs clearance at ports/airports/land border; GSTN; and MCA 21 Registry, with bare minimum

staff.

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Reserve Bank of India and RBI regulated financial markets and entities like NPCL, CCIL, Payment

system operators and standalone primary dealers, with bare minimum staff.

xiii. All Private Offices, Private organizations, IT / ITEs shall remain closed. All Industries other than those

which are exempted during complete lock down shall remain closed. The above establishments shall adopt

the Work from Home strategy.

xiv. All religious places / places of worship shall be closed for public worship. However, essential

Poojas / Prarthanas / Rituals are permitted to be conducted only by the employees of the respective

religious place. Kudamuzhukku / Thiruvizha shall not be permitted.

xv. Both local and outstation tourists shall not be permitted in all the Tourist places like Nilgiris District,

Kodaikanal and Yercaud.

xvi. All Beaches across the State shall be closed for public on all days.

xvii. Parks/Gardens, Zoological Parks, Museums, Archaeological Monuments and Excavation sites across

the State shall be closed for public on all days.

xviii. Schools, Colleges, Universities, all Educational training institutions, Government, Private Coaching/training

centres, Summer Camps shall remain closed.

xix. Swimming Pools and Sports training academies shall remain closed.

xx. Chennai Metro Rail Services, both Private and Public Bus Transport within the districts (Intra District)

and between the districts (Inter-District), Rental Vehicles, Taxis, Cab aggregation shall remain prohibited.

However, travel for essential activities viz., marriage, funeral/last rites of close relatives, interview/employment,

medical emergency shall be permitted with proper documents.

xxi. During the complete lock down, all e-commerce services other than e-commerce entities delivering

food, provisions, vegetables, meat and fish only shall not be permitted.

II. The following activities shall be permitted during the complete lockdown except in Containment Zones.

Essential services such as supply of milk, distribution of newspapers, courier service, hospitals, medical

labs, pharmaceutical shops, ambulance and hearse vehicle Services and allied medical related activities,

goods vehicles, vehicles carrying agricultural produce of farmers, oxygen, Fuel Vehicles (Petrol, Diesel and

LPG), will be permitted during the complete lockdown. Shops selling agricultural inputs viz., pesticides,

fertilizers, seed and fodder shops shall be permitted to function from 6.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon.

ii.

During complete lockdown, Parcel food only shall be permitted in the Restaurants, Hotels, Bakeries and

Mess from 6.00 A.M. to 10.00 A.M., 12.00 Noon to 3.00 P.M.and 6.00 P.M. to 9.00 P.M. E-commerce

food delivery entities like Swiggy, Zomato shall be permitted to operate only during this time schedule.

Road-side eateries shall not be permitted to operate.

iii.

Amma Canteens shall continue to function.

iv.

Platform vendors selling vegetables and flowers alone shall be permitted upto to 12.00 Noon.

Public Distribution Shops shall be permitted to function from 8.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon.

vi.

Volunteers, Caregivers for persons with special needs, differently abled, senior citizens, patients shall be

permitted to travel by carrying their ID cards/permission letters issued by the respective organizations or

by self certification by persons being cared for.

vii. Judiciary and Courts.

viii. Ongoing construction works with in-situ labour force shall be permitted.

ix.

Both Electronic and Print Media shall continue to operate.

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Continuous Process Industries and Industries manufacturing essential commodities as listed G.O. Ms.No.348,

Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), Department, Dated: 20.04.2021 and match industry are permitted

with safety measures in place. Staff / Workers of the above industries shall be permitted to travel in the

vehicles organized by the above industries or in their own vehicles by carrying their ID Cards/ permission

letters issued by the respective organizations.

xi.

Marriages and marriage related gathering shall be permitted with guests not exceeding 50 and in respect

of funeral / last rites, the number of persons shall not exceed 20 with the restrictions imposed already.

xii. Telecommunication and its related activities shall be permitted.

xiii. Maintenance and operations of data centres and other critical IT infrastructure needed to support backend

operations of medical, financial, transport and other critical services.

xiv. Warehousing activities including loading, unloading and storage of goods.

xv. In the case of other industries that are not exempted, essential maintenance needed for the purposes of

fire safety, machine safety and worker safety shall be permitted.

xvi. Movement of Goods and workers to / from all sea ports and air ports during complete lockdown shall be

permitted.

xvii. Petrol and Diesel Bunks shall be permitted to operate.

xviii. Banks, ATMs, bank related transport, insurance services, SEBI regulated financial entities shall be permitted

to operate with maximum 50% workforce.

III. General

i. The Covid-19 management guidelines viz., wearing of face masks, maintaining social distancing shall be

strictly adhered in the shops which have been permitted, failing which appropriate action will be initiated

against the proprietor of the shops.

ii. Since complete lock down is to be enforced from 10.05.2021, all shops and establishments shall operate

from 06.00 A.M. to 09.00 P.M. on 08.05.2021 (Saturday) and 09.05.2021 (Sunday) in order to enable the

general public and business establishments pre-plan and make necessary arrangements.

6. The Government also orders that no activities shall be permitted in the Containment Zones and that the restrictions

in the Containment Zones would be further intensified.

7. The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation/District Collectors concerned shall take all necessary measures

to promote COVID-19 appropriate behaviour. Strict enforcement of wearing of face masks, hand hygiene and social

distancing must be ensured. The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation/ District Collectors concerned may initiate

appropriate action for imposing fines on persons not wearing face masks in public and work places. Further, the Standard

Operating Procedures issued for various activities shall be strictly enforced by the authorities concerned, who shall be

responsible for their short observance.

8. 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 Section188 of the IPC, and other legal

provisions as applicable.

9. The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation / District Collectors concerned are instructed to ensure the strict

enforcement of the guidelines, adherence of the Standard Operating Procedures issued for various activities and the

National Directives for Covid-19 Management as in Annexure I

(By order of the Governor)

V. IRAI ANBU,

Chief Secretary.

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Annexure I

NATIONAL DIRECTIVES FOR COVID-19 MANAGEMENT

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

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

Shops will ensure physical distancing among customers.

3. Spitting in public places will be punishable with fine, as may be prescribed by the State/ UT local authority

in accordance with its laws, rules or regulations.

Additional directives for Work Places

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

5. Staggering of work/ business hours will be followed in offices, work places, shops, markets and industrial

& commercial establishments.

6. Screening & hygiene: Provision for thermal scanning, hand wash or sanitizer will be made at all entry points

and of hand wash or sanitizer at exit points and common areas.

7. 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.

8. Social distancing: All persons in charge of work places will ensure adequate distance between workers and

other staff.

V. IRAI ANBU,

Chief Secretary.

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