The shops selling essential commodities will be allowed to remain open from 7 AM to 1 PM across the State. Strict enforcement of the lockdown will be continued and action will be taken against those violating it. This was decided in a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat to review the status of COVID-19 contagion in the State on Sunday.
The Chief Minister said that lockdown should be enforced strictly and action should be taken against those found not observing social distancing. Special attention should be given to patient care.
It was also decided in the meeting that permission for opening shops in the rural and urban areas of the state should be granted as per the guidelines of the Government of India.
Hence, the time of opening shops allowed by the government will be 7 AM to 1 PM in the entire state. It will be recalled that earlier on Saturday, the state government had decided to allow shops in the mountainous districts categorized in the green zone to remain open from 7 AM to 6 PM.
Chief secretary Utpal Kumar Singh, director general of police Anil K Raturi, principal secretary Manisha Panwar, secretaries Amit Singh Negi, Nitesh Jha and Radhika Jha were also present in the meeting.