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No. 283] CHENNAI, SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2021 Aani 6, 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
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
COVID-19 – LOCKDOWN EXTENDED IN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTIONS OF THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU WITH EXISTING GUIDELINES AND CERTAIN RELAXATIONS UPTO 06.00 A.M. OF 28.06.2021 WITH RESTRICTIONS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS UNDER THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005.
[G.O.Ms. No.409, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), 20th June 2021, ஆனி 6, பிலவ, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2052] No.II (2)/REVDM/333(c)/2021.
WHEREAS on considering the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic scenario and as per the directives of Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, State-wide complete lockdown was enforced throughout the State with effect from 4.00 A.M. of 10.05.2021 to 6.00 A.M. of 21.06.2021, in order to control the spread of COVID-19.
2) Now, therefore the Government hereby issue the following order under Disaster Management Act, 2005 extending complete lock down from 21.06.2021 to 06.00 A.M. on 28.06.2021.
3) Based on the number of Covid-19 active cases, districts have been classifi ed into three categories as follows:-
Category I:-
Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Karur, Namakkal, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Myladuthurai Districts.
Category II:-
Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Kallakurichi, Kanniyakumari, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Ranipet, Sivaganga, Theni, Thenkasi, Tirunelveli, Tirupathur, Tiruvannamalai, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar districts.
Category III:-
Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu Districts.
The list of permitted activities for each of the Category mentioned above is given in the Annexure.
II-2 Ex. (283)
[ 1 ]2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 4) Shops permitted to function shall follow the following important Standard Operating Procedures.
➢ Shops shall have mandatory hand hygiene (sanitizer dispenser) at the entrance and thermal screening shall also be done.
➢ Management shall ensure that the workers and customers wear face masks compulsorily.
➢ All shops shall function without air conditioning facility and in order to ensure social distancing norms, more number of persons shall not be allowed at a time inside the shops.
➢ Specifi c markings with suffi cient distance may be made at the entrance of the shops to manage the general public.
5) Travel to Nilgiris District, Kodaikanal, Yercaud, Yelagiri and Kutralam for emergency reasons shall only be permitted after obtaining e-pass from the respective District Collectors.
6) Industries which have been permitted to operate shall strictly adhere to the Standard Operating Procedures and carry out disinfection activities at regular intervals. Industries shall also initiate immediate action to vaccinate all their employees within a month's time. In case of non-adherence of the Covid-19 appropriate behaviour and the Standard Operating Procedures issued, necessary action will be initiated against concerned establishments.
7) The Government also orders that no activities shall be permitted in the Containment Zones.
8) The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation/District Collectors concerned shall take all necessary measures for the strict enforcement of National Directives for Covid-19 management viz., wearing of face masks, hand hygiene and social distancing, spitting in public places, screening & hygiene, frequent sanitization of entire workplace etc., and adherence of the Standard Operating Procedures issued for the permitted activities. The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation/ District Collectors concerned may initiate appropriate action for imposing fi nes on persons violating the National Directives.
9) 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.
V.IRAI ANBU, Chief Secretary.
ANNEXURE
| ACTIVITES PERMITTED DURING LOCK DOWN UPTO 6.00 A.M. of 28.06.2021 | ||||
| Sl. No. | Activity | Permitted in | ||
| Category I | Category II | Category III | ||
| 1 | Medical shops, Indigenous Medical Shops, Veterinary Pharmacies and Pet feed shops | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 2 | Supply of Milk, Water and distribution of News papers | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 3 | Stand alone shops selling provision, vegetables, meat and fi sh | Permitted 6 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM |
| 4 | Platform shops selling vegetables, fl owers and fruits | Permitted 6 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM |
| 5 | Sale of Vegetables and Fruits through mobile vehicles with respective departments | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 6 | Fish wholesale markets | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 7 | Slaughter Houses for wholesale only | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 8 | Public Distribution Shops | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 9 | Petrol, Diesel Bunks and LPG Supply | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 10 | Parcel food in the hotels, restaurants and bakeries. All E-commerce food delivery entities. | Permitted 6 AM - 10 AM, 12 Noon-3 PM, 6 PM- 9 PM | Permitted 6 AM - 9 PM | Permitted 6 AM - 9 PM |
| 11 | Other E-commerce services | Permitted 8 AM - 6 PM | Permitted 6 AM - 9 PM | Permitted 6 AM - 9 PM |
| 12 | Wholesale Vegetable, Fruit and Flower Markets (Koyambedu and Wholesale Markets in Districts). | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 13 | Railway, Airport, Sea Port & their associated operations and services | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 14 | All activities related to basic essential infrastructure sectors like Power, Water Supply, Sanitation, Telecommunication, Postal services etc., | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 15 | Print and Electronic Media | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 16 | Government offi ces dealing with essential services and other departments dealing with natural calamities and their associated support services shall function | Permitted with 100% staff strength | Permitted with 100% staff strength | Permitted with 100% staff strength |
| 17 | Other Government Departments | Permitted with 30% staff strength | Permitted with 50% staff strength | Permitted with 100% staff strength |
| 18 | Sub-Registrar Offi ces | Shall issue only 50 tokens per day for the registration of deeds | Permitted with 100% of Tokens. | |
| 19 | All Private Offi ces | Not permitted | Permitted with 33% staff strength | |
| 20 | Banks and Insurance Institutions, RBI regulated fi nancial markets and entities like NPCI, CCIL, Payment system operators, Clearing Houses and standalone primary dealers | Permitted with1/3rd Staff | Permitted with1/3rd Staff | |
| 21 | SEBI and capital and debt market services as notifi ed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) | Permitted with1/3rd Staff | Permitted with1/3rd Staff | |
| 22 | Medical related services including Blood Bank | Permitted | Permitted | |
| 23 | Visa Facilitation Centres for emergency travel purposes | Permitted | Permitted | |
| 24 | Homes for children/ diff erently abled / mentally challenged/ senior citizens / destitute / women / widow and related transportation | Permitted with e-registration | Permitted with e-registration | |
| 25 | Staff working in observation homes, after care homes and places of safety for juveniles | Permitted with e-registration | Permitted with e-registration | Permitted without e-registration |
| 26 | Agriculture and related activities including transportation of agricultural produce, agro inputs, agricultural implements and processing of agricultural products | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 27 | Operation of animal husbandry farms including poultry farms & hatcheries and livestock farming activities and animal health related activities | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 28 | Cargo handling including Cold storage and warehousing services at ports, airports, railway stations, container Depots and associated services | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 29 | All Goods vehicles and transportation of essential commodities, Movement, loading/ unloading of goods/ cargo (inter and intra State) | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 30 | Transportation to and from place of residence to Airports/ Railway Station | Permitted with e-registration details for their travel, travel tickets and ID Proof | Permitted | Permitted |
| 31 | Continuous Process Industries and Industries manufacturing essential commodities. | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 32 | Matchbox manufacturing industries | Permitted with 50% workforce | Permitted with 50% workforce | Permitted with 50% workforce |
| 33 | Hotels / Lodges designated as Covid Care Hospitals / Covid Care Centres and Hotels / Lodges meant for housing health care professionals | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 34 | Construction works | Permitted Ongoing in-situ construction works only with the workers staying in the construction premises | Permitted | Permitted |
| 35 | Volunteers, Caregivers providing food and other services for persons with special needs, diff erently abled, senior citizens | Permitted with e-registration | Permitted with e-registration | Permitted without e-registration |
| 36 | Inter State and Inter District travel for medical emergencies and funeral / last rites | Permitted with e-registration | Permitted with e-registration | Inter state -Permitted with e-registration. Inter district -Permitted without e-registration. |
| 37 | Intra district travel for medical emergencies and funeral / last rites | Permitted without e-registration | Permitted without e-registration | Permitted without e-registration |
| 38 | Passengers coming by air and train from foreign countries and other states | Permitted with e-registration | Permitted with e-registration | Permitted with e-registration |
| 39 | Private security services, facilities management services for maintenance and upkeep of offi ce including housekeeping services in residential complexes | Permitted with e-registration | Permitted with e-registration | Permitted without e-registration |
| 40 | Services provided by self-employed persons, e.g. Electrician, IT repairs, plumbers, motor mechanics, and carpenters etc. | Permitted with e-registration 9 AM – 5 PM | Permitted with e-registration 6 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM |
| 41 | Passengers in rental vehicles, taxis and autos. Taxis - 3 passengers and Auto - 2 passengers | Permitted with e-registration | Permitted with e-registration | Permitted without e-registration |
| 42 | Optical shops selling and servicing spectacles | Permitted 9 AM – 2 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 43 | Sale and repair of cycles and two wheeler | Permitted 9 AM – 2 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 44 | Making and Sale of Potteries, Handicrafts | Permitted 9 AM – 2 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 45 | Export units, units which have export com- mitments or export orders and their vendor units providing inputs to such industries | Permitted with 50% workforce | Permitted with 100% workforce | Permitted with 100% workforce |
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| ACTIVITES PERMITTED DURING LOCK DOWN UPTO 6.00 A.M. of 28.06.2021 | ||||
| Sl. No. | Activity | Permitted in | ||
| Category I | Category II | Category III | ||
| 46 | Government Parks and Parks and Play Grounds maintained by Local Bodies kept open for general public for morning walk | Not permitted | Permitted 6 AM – 9 AM | Permitted 6 AM – 9 AM |
| 47 | Beauty Parlour, Saloons, Spas | Not permitted | Permitted 6 AM – 5 PM (without air conditioning facility and 50% cus- tomers at a time) | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM (without air condition- ing facility and 50% customers at a time) |
| 48 | Admission related works in Schools, Col- leges, Universities and Coaching Institutions | Not permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 49 | Shops selling electrical goods, bulbs, cables, switches and wires | Not permitted | Permitted 9 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 50 | Hardware shops | Not permitted | Permitted 9 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 51 | Shops selling Automobile Spare parts | Not permitted | Permitted 9 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 52 | Shops selling educational books for stu- dents and stationery items | Not permitted | Permitted 9 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 53 | TASMAC shops | Not permitted | Permitted 10 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 10 AM – 5 PM |
| 54 | Sales and service units of Automobile deal- ers including mobile service operations / garage on wheels | Not permitted | Permitted 9 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 55 | Shops selling and servicing home applianc- es viz., Mixie, Grinder, T.V. Fridge etc., | Not permitted | Permitted 9 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 56 | Shops selling Mobiles and related goods | Not permitted | Permitted 9 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 57 | Shops selling construction materials | Not permitted | Permitted 9 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 58 | Shops selling footwear | Not permitted | Permitted 9 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 59 | Road-side Eateries | Not Permitted | Not Permitted | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM (Parcel Only) |
| 60 | Computer Hardware, Software, Electronic Appliances Spare Parts Shops | Not Permitted | Not Permitted | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 61 | Shops selling utensils, fancy goods, photo/ video shops, laundries, tailoring shops, printing press, Xerox Shops | Not permitted | Not permitted | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
II-2 Ex. (283)—1aTAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 7
| ACTIVITES PERMITTED DURING LOCK DOWN UPTO 6.00 A.M. of 28.06.2021 | ||||
| Sl. No. | Activity | Permitted in | ||
| Category I | Category II | Category III | ||
| 62 | All other industries other than export units | Not permitted | Permitted with 33% workforce | Permitted with 50% workforce |
| 63 | Travel of Workers / employees of the indus- tries in their two wheelers | Permitted with e-registration and ID Card | Permitted with e-registration and ID Card | Permitted with e-registration and ID Card |
| 64 | IT/ITES | Not permitted | Permitted with 20% workforce | Permitted with 20% workforce |
| 65 | Housing Finance Corporations and Non- Banking Financial Institutions and Micro- fi nance institutions | Not permitted | Permitted with 33% workforce | Permitted with 50% workforce |
| 66 | Tea shops (Parcel Only) | Not permitted | Permitted 6 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM |
| 67 | Sweets & Snacks shops to function for parcel service | Not permitted | Permitted 6 AM – 9 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 9 PM |
| 68 | Common Service Centres (E-Sevai) run by TACTV, TNeGA and other agencies | Not permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 69 | Offi ce of Construction sector companies | Not permitted | Permitted with 33% workforce | Permitted with 50% workforce |
| 70 | Sports Training Academies and Outdoor Sports competitions (Without Spectators ) | Not permitted | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM (Only for Non Contact Sports) | |
| 71 | Shooting of Films and Serials | Not Permitted | Permitted with a maximum of 100 work- ers / artists subject to RTPCR test | Permitted with a maxi- mum of 100 workers / artists subject to RTPCR test |
| 72 | Cinema Post Production Activities | Not Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 73 | Maintenance in Cinema Theatres | Not Permitted | Permitted once in a week after obtaining prior permission from the concerned Tahsil- dar | Permitted once in a week after obtaining prior permission from the concerned Tahsildar |
| 74 | Intra District Public Transport | Not Permitted | Not Permitted | Permitted with 50% seating capacity and without air conditioning facility |
| 75 | Inter District Public Transport | Not Permitted | Not Permitted | Permitted with 50% seating capacity and without air conditioning facility |
| 76 | Metro Rail | -- | -- | Permitted with 50% seating capacity |
| 77 | Marriage and related functions (Inter State, Inter District and Intra District) | Inter district Travel to these districts or from these districts are not allowed. | Marriage related travel between these districts are allowed with e-pass from destination districts. The e-pass can be applied for up to 50 persons by the Bride/ Groom/ Head of the family on either side. |
V. IRAI ANBU, Chief Secretary.
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