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No. 290] CHENNAI, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021 Aani 12, 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 UP TO 06.00 A.M. OF 05.07.2021 WITH RESTRICTIONS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS UNDER THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005.
[G.O.Ms. No.423, Revenue and Disaster Management (D.M-IV), 26th June 2021, ஆனி 12, பிலவ, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2052.] No. II(2)/REVDM/339(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 28.06.2021, 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 28.06.2021 to 06.00 A.M. on 05.07.2021.
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.
4) Shops permitted to function shall follow the following important Standard Operating Procedures.
II-2 Ex. (290)
[ 1 ]2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY ➢ 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 standing in the queue.
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) In-order to control the spread of COVID-19, Public are requested to maintain the discipline by avoiding unnecessarily coming out of the house and gathering in Public places.
7) 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.
8) The Government also orders that no activities shall be permitted in the Containment Zones.
9) 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, 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.
10) 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 05.07.2021 of 6.00 A.M.
| 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 | Standalone shops selling provision, vegetables, meat and fi sh | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM |
| 4 | Platform shops selling vegetables, fl owers and fruits | Permitted 6 AM – 7 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 - 9 PM | Permitted 6 AM - 9 PM | Permitted 6 AM - 9 PM |
| 11 | Other E-commerce services | Permitted 6 AM - 9 PM | Permitted 6 AM - 9 PM | Permitted 6 AM - 9 PM |
| 12 | Wholesale vegetable, fruit and fl ower markets (Koyambedu and whole sale 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 | Permitted with 100% staff strength | Permitted with 100% staff strength | Permitted with 100% staff strength |
| 17 | Other Government Departments | Permitted with 50% staff strength | Permitted with 100% staff strength | Permitted with 100% staff strength |
| 18 | Sub-Registrar Offi ces | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 19 | All Private Organizations | Permitted with 50% staff strength | Permitted with 50% staff strength | Permitted with 100% staff strength |
| 20 | Banks with ATM and Insurance Institutions, RBI regulated fi nancial markets and entities like NPCI, CCIL, Payment system operators, Clearing Houses and standalone primary dealers | Permitted with 50% staff strength | Permitted with 100% staff strength | Permitted with 100% staff strength |
| 21 | SEBI and capital and debt market services as notifi ed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) | Permitted with 50% staff strength | Permitted with 100% staff strength | Permitted with 100% staff strength |
| 22 | Medical related services including Blood Bank | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 23 | Visa Facilitation Centres for emergency travel purposes | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 24 | Homes for children / diff erently abled / mentally challenged/ senior citizens / destitute / women / widow and related transportation | Permitted without e-registration | Permitted without e-registration | Permitted without e-registration |
| 25 | Staff working in observation homes, after care homes and places of safety for juveniles | Permitted without e-registration | Permitted without 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 | Permitted | Permitted |
| 31 | Continuous Process Industries and Industries manufacturing essential commodities. | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 32 | Matchbox manufacturing industries | Permitted with 100% workforce | Permitted with 100% workforce | Permitted with 100% 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 | Permitted | Permitted |
| 35 | Volunteers, caregivers providing food and other services for persons with special needs, diff erently abled, senior citizens | Permitted without e-registration | Permitted without e-registration | Permitted without e-registration |
| 36 | Inter state travel for medical emergencies and funeral / last rites | Permitted with e-registration | Permitted with e-registration | Permitted with e-registration |
| 37 | Inter District travel for medical emergencies and funeral / last rites | Permitted with 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 without e-registration | Permitted without 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 without e-registration 6 AM -7 PM | Permitted without e-registration 6 AM-7 PM | Permitted without e-registration 6 AM-7 PM |
| 41 | Passengers in rental vehicles, taxis and autos. Taxis - 3 passengers and Auto - 2 passengers | Permitted without e-registration | Permitted without e-registration | Permitted without e-registration |
| 42 | Optical shops selling and servicing spectacles | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 43 | Textile Shops (only 50% customers without Air Conditioning) | Not Permitted | Not Permitted | Permitted 9 AM -7 PM |
| 44 | Jewellery shops (only 50% customers without Air Conditioning) | Not Permitted | Not Permitted | Permitted 9 AM -7 PM |
| 45 | Shopping complex & malls (Food courts – only parcel) (No Theatres/No play areas) | Not Permitted | Not Permitted | Permitted 9 AM -7 PM |
| 46 | Religious Places (Temple, Church & Mosque etc.,) | Not Permitted | Not Permitted | Permitted for dharshan only (Ceremonies not allowed) |
| 47 | Museum, monuments under archaeology and excavation sites | Not Permitted | Permitted 10 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 10 AM – 5 PM |
| 48 | Sale and repair of cycles and two wheeler | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 49 | Making and Sale of potteries, handicrafts | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 50 | Export units, units which have export commitments or export orders and their vendor units providing inputs to such industries | Permitted with 100% workforce | Permitted with 100% workforce | Permitted with 100% workforce |
| 51 | Government parks and parks and play grounds maintained by local bodies kept open for general public for morning walk | Permitted 6 AM – 9 AM | Permitted 6 AM – 9 AM | Permitted 6 AM – 9 AM |
| 52 | Beauty parlour, saloons, spas (without air conditioning facility and 50% customers at a time) | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM |
| 53 | Admission related works in Schools, Colleges, Universities and Coaching Institutions | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 54 | Shops selling electrical goods, bulbs, cables, switches and wires | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 55 | Hardware shops | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 56 | Shops selling automobile spare parts | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 57 | Shops selling educational books for students and stationery items | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 58 | TASMAC shops | Not permitted | Permitted 10 AM – 5 PM | Permitted 10 AM – 5 PM |
| 59 | Sales and service units of automobile dealers including mobile service operations / garage on wheels | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 60 | Shops selling and servicing home appliances viz., Mixie, Grinder, T.V. Fridge etc., | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 61 | Shops selling mobiles and related goods | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 62 | Shops selling construction materials | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 63 | Shops selling footwear | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 64 | Road-side eateries (Parcel only) | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM |
| 65 | Computer hardware, software, electronic appliances spare parts shops | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 66 | Shops selling utensils, fancy goods, photo/video shops, laundries, tailoring shops, printing press, Xerox shops | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 9 AM – 7 PM |
| 67 | All other industries other than export units | Permitted with 33% workforce | Permitted with 100% workforce | Permitted with 100% workforce |
| 68 | Travel of workers / employees of the industries in their two wheelers | Permitted with ID Card | Permitted with ID Card | Permitted with ID Card |
| 69 | IT/ITEs | Permitted with 20% workforce | Permitted with 50% workforce | Permitted with 50% workforce |
| 70 | Housing Finance Corporations and Non-Banking Financial Institutions and Micro-fi nance institutions | Permitted with 33% workforce | Permitted with 50% workforce | Permitted with 50% workforce |
| 71 | Tea shops (Parcel Only) | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 7 PM |
| 72 | Sweets & snacks shops to function for parcel service | Permitted 6 AM – 9 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 9 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 9 PM |
| 73 | Common service centres (E-Sevai) run by TACTV, TNeGA and other agencies | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 74 | Offi ce of Construction sector companies | Permitted with 33% workforce | Permitted with 50% workforce | Permitted with 50% workforce |
| 75 | Sports training academies and outdoor sports competitions (only for non-contact sports) | Permitted 6 AM – 9 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 9 PM | Permitted 6 AM – 9 PM |
| 76 | Gymnasium and Yoga Training Centre (Without Air Conditioning and 50% capacity) | Not Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 77 | Shooting of fi lms and serials (outdoor only) | Permitted with a maximum of 100 workers / artists subject to RTPCR test | Permitted with a maximum of 100 workers / artists subject to RTPCR test | Permitted with a maximum of 100 workers / artists subject to RTPCR test |
| 78 | Cinema post production activities | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 79 | Maintenance in cinema theatres (once in a week after obtaining prior permission from the concerned Tahsildar) | Permitted | Permitted | Permitted |
| 80 | Intra District Public Transport | Not Permitted | Permitted with 50% seating capacity and without air conditioning facility | Permitted with 50% seating capacity and without air conditioning facility |
| 81 | Inter District Public Transport | Not Permitted | Permitted with 50% seating capacity and without air conditioning facility | Permitted with 50% seating capacity and without air conditioning facility |
| 82 | Metro Rail | -- | -- | Permitted with 50% seating capacity |
| 83 | Marriage related Travel (Maximum 50 persons permitted) | To and From these districts are allowed with e-pass. | Travel within and between these districts are allowed without e-pass. | |
| 84 | Beach (Permitted for walking only) | Permitted 5 AM – 9 AM | Permitted 5 AM – 9 AM | Permitted 5 AM – 9 AM |
V. IRAI ANBU, Chief Secretary.
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