{"id":228576,"date":"2020-04-22T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T05:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=228576"},"modified":"2020-04-23T17:43:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T12:13:11","slug":"in-house-care-givers-of-senior-citizens-prepaid-mobile-recharge-utilities-food-processing-units-in-urban-areas-exempt-from-lockdown-restrictions-to-fight-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/04\/22\/in-house-care-givers-of-senior-citizens-prepaid-mobile-recharge-utilities-food-processing-units-in-urban-areas-exempt-from-lockdown-restrictions-to-fight-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID 19 | In-house care-givers of Senior Citizens, Prepaid mobile recharge utilities, Food processing units in urban areas exempt from lockdown restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an order to exempt certain activities under the consolidated revised guidelines (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mha.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/MHA%20order%20dt%2015.04.2020%2C%20with%20Revised%20Consolidated%20Guidelines_compressed%20%283%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.mha.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/MHA%20order%20dt%2015.04.2020%2C%20with%20Revised%20Consolidated%20Guidelines_compressed%20%283%29.pdf<\/a>), regarding the Nationwide lockdown to fight COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some queries have been received with regard to exemptions of specific services\/activities within the categories already allowed in the guidelines issued under the above referred orders. In this regard, it is clarified that:-<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Social sector under clause 8(i) include bed side attendants and care givers of senior citizens residing in their homes.<\/li>\n<li>Public utilities under clause 11(v) include recharge facilities for prepaid mobile connection.<\/li>\n<li>Supply of essential goods under clause 13(i) include food processing units such as bread factories, milk processing plants, flour mills, dal mills etc. located in urban areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, as specified in the lockdown measures, National COVID-19 Directives and Standard Operating Procedure for social distancing for offices, workshops, factories and establishments must be ensured.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has been communicated to all States to inform the district authorities and field agencies on the above accordingly, so as to avoid ambiguity at the ground level.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/164.100.117.97\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/21.4.2020%20Exemptions%20of%20senior%20citizens%20caregivers,%20prepaid%20mobile%20recharge,%20Food%20Processing%20in%20urban%20areas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>Click here to see Official Communication to States<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Ministry of Home Affairs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">[Press Release dt. 21-04-2020]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">[Source: PIB]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an order to exempt certain activities under the consolidated revised guidelines (https:\/\/www.mha.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/MHA%20order%20dt%2015.04.2020%2C%20with%20Revised%20Consolidated%20Guidelines_compressed%20%283%29.pdf), regarding 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In pursuance of this announcement, Government of India has issued directions to all the Ministries\/Departments of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Hot Off The Press&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Hot Off The Press","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/news\/hot_off_the_press\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":227675,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/03\/29\/mha-issues-an-addendum-to-guidelines-regarding-nationwide-lockdown-to-fight-covid-19-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":228576,"position":4},"title":"MHA issues an addendum to guidelines regarding Nationwide Lockdown to fight COVID-19","author":"Bhumika Indulia","date":"March 29, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Additional essential Goods and Services included in the exempt list Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an addendum to the guidelines, and subsequent addendums, to all Ministries\/Departments (https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1608644), regarding the Nationwide lockdown to fight Corona Virus. 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