More Additions for Small and Medium
Sectors in Exemption List for Lockdown
[Posted On: 17 APR 2020 10:42AM by PIB Delhi]
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an
order to exempt certain activities under the consolidated revised guidelines to
all Ministries/Departments (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 the Nationwide lockdown to fight COVID-19.
The order exempts from lockdown restrictions
certain activities as below:
· Collection, harvesting and processing of Minor Forest Produce
(MFP)/ Non-timber Forest Produce (NTFP) by Scheduled Tribes and other forest
dwellers in forest areas.
· Bamboo, coconut, arecanut, cocoa,
spices plantations and their harvesting, processing, packaging, sale and
marketing.
· Non-banking financial institutions (NBFCs) including Housing
Finance Companies (HFCs) and Micro Finance Companies (NBFC--MFIs), with
bare minimum staff.
· Cooperative Credit Societies.
· Construction activities in rural areas to include water supply
and sanitation , laying/erection of power transmission
lines and laying of telecom optical fiber and cable along with related
activities.