The Government on Friday allowed home delivery of liquor during the lockdown in Ganjam, Khordha, Cuttack and Jajpur districts and the Rourkela Municipal Corporation area till July 31.
The Special Relief Commissioner issued an order mentioning new exemptions during the lockdown.
Home delivery of IMFL/CL/OS liquor by the existing ON/OFF/OS licensees as per the prevailing guidelines of the Excise Department would be allowed in these areas.
The shops dealing with fruits, fish, meat, chicken and egg would be allowed to remain open between 6 am and 1 pm subjected to adherence of Covid-l9 norms.
Other exemptions include telecom and internet service providers, data and call centres, banks, insurance and financial institutions with 25% of manpower.