Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Wednesday interacted with all State Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police on the smooth implementation of the revised lockdown guidelines issued by the Union Home Ministry.
“Government of India has asked all States and Union Territories to continue implementing lockdown restrictions strictly for the extended period till May 3, 2020 as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The Government has decided to provide some relaxations after April 20 in places, where there are no hotspots, said the Government in a statement.
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister PK Mishra, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan were also present in the video conference.
The Cabinet Secretary asked the Chief Secretaries to closely monitor the situation on a daily basis and also in the notification of hotspots on April 20. Gauba asked the States and Union Territories to adopt a strategic approach in the containment zones to contain the Covid-19 pandemic within a defined area by making it a no movement zone, early detecting of cases, breaking the chain of transmission and thus preventing its spread to new areas, said the statement.
He stressed for passing on clear instructions to the District and Tehsil authorities to the field functionaries to ensure the implementation of lockdown restrictions on ground and allowing only those activities which are notified by the Government under NDMA Act time to time. Chief Secretaries and DGPs need to convene meetings with district level authorities to strictly follow the lockdown directions in letter and spirit, the Cabinet Secretary added.