Maharashtra CM orders conditional relaxation after 20th April

Maharashtra government has come out with an additional list of activities that will be permitted after April 20 to mitigate hardship caused by the lockdown. The activities to be restarted from April 20 will operationalised by the concerned authorities based on compliance with the existing guidelines on lockdown measures to fight COVID-19.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said that some industrial and commercial activities will be restarted from April 20. However, the relaxation will not be effective in containment areas.

All health services (including AYUSH) and activities related to fisheries, agriculture, plantation and allied activities, animal husbandry, etc will remain functional. MNREGA workers will also be allowed, given they practice social distancing and use face masks. Educational, training and coaching institutions shall remain closed, but they can resort to online teaching, Thackeray said.

Even though our #WarAgainstVirus is not over yet, this is a major step in restarting our economic cycle!

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— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 17, 2020

Even though our #WarAgainstVirus is not over yet, this is a major step in restarting our economic cycle!

🚨We request you to read the thread carefully to avoid confusion🚨

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— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 17, 2020

Even though our #WarAgainstVirus is not over yet, this is a major step in restarting our economic cycle!

🚨We request you to read the thread carefully to avoid confusion🚨

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— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 17, 2020