Here’s the full list of new Home Office guideline topics

On Tuesday, the Union Home Office allowed stores to be opened that sell school books and electric fans, senior assistant home services, and utilities, including recharging facilities for prepaid mobile phones during the blockade in course.

The Interior Ministry also said that bread factories and flour mills located in urban areas can restart operations during the ongoing blockade to combat the new coronavirus outbreak.

In separate orders, the Interior Ministry said the decision was made after receiving some inquiries regarding exemptions from specific services and activities allowed through the guidelines issued so far.

A standard operating procedure has been formulated to expedite the login and logout of Indian seafarers in Indian ports for the merchant ship

Student educational book stores, electric fan stores may open during the shutdown, which is scheduled to end on May 3.

Assistants and caregivers of older people residing in their homes and public services, including charging facilities for the prepaid mobile connection, will be able to offer services, the ministry said in its order.

Food processing units, such as bread factories, milk processing plants, flour mills, dal mills, etc., located in urban areas, may operate during closure.

However, the ministry made it clear that social distancing of offices, workshops, factories and establishments must be guaranteed.