The district administration Gurugram on Wednesday granted permission to Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) to restart its Manesar-based plant, the administration has also given permission to 600 employees during the lockdown period.
The district administration also gave permission to operate 50 vehicles. Operations at the two plants in Haryana were suspended since 22 March.
However, the company officials said it will resume maintenance and operations and not the manufacturing during the lockdown period.
Administration officials said the Gurugram district administration allowed the auto major to run the facility on a single shift basis while fixing the total number of employees at the plant at 4,696.
Permission is hereby granted to Maruti Suzuki India, to operate the establishment during the lockdown period, Gurugram Deputy Commissioner said in an order dated Tuesday.
"No other manufacturing/service activity is permitted in the unit other than those approved under the guidelines of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India during the said lockdown period, else strict action will be taken and you will be responsible for the same," the order said.
MSI's Manesar plant is outside the limits of Gurugram Municipal Corporation, while its Gurugram plant falls within the city limits.
Under the new guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for the extended lockdown period up to May 3, the government, private industries and industrial establishments operating in rural areas, outside the limits of municipal corporations have been allowed to operate from April 20.