LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
THE THREE ZONES
RED ORANGE GREEN
  
SOURCE: MHA.GOV.IN
        

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
RED ZONE
Areas where the incidence of Covid-19 positive cases are highest
THE RULES ARE THE STRICTEST IN THE RED ZONE DISTRICTS, AND PROGRESSIVELY GET EASIER IN THE ORANGE AND GREEN ZONES
        

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
RED ZONE AREAS
PERMITTED
Movement
Private cars: At most two passengers + 1 driver
Two-wheelers: Only the driver
          

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
RED ZONE AREAS
PERMITTED
Shops
For essential goods only; not allowed in malls, markets and market complexes
All standalone (single) shops, neighborhood (colony) shops and shops in residential complexes permitted to remain open in urban areas
          

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
RED ZONE AREAS
PERMITTED
O ces and businesses
Special Economic Zones (SEZs), Industrial Estates and Export Oriented Undertakings with access control
Manufacturing plants of essential goods
Manufacturing of IT hardware
Jute industry units with staggered shifts and social distancing
Manufacturing units of packaging
                                

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
RED ZONE AREAS
PERMITTED
Construction activities
Limited to in-situ construction (where workers are available on site and no workers are required to be brought
in from outside) and construction of renewable energy projects
            

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
RED ZONE AREAS
PERMITTED
O ces
Private o ces: Upto 33% strength
Government o ces: Senior o cers of the level of Deputy Secretary and above at full strength,
and the remaining sta attending upto 33% as per requirement
         

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
RED ZONE AREAS
PERMITTED
Financial sector
Banks
Non-banking nance companies (NBFCs)
Insurance and capital market activities
Credit co-operative societies
           

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
RED ZONE AREAS
PERMITTED
Commercial and private establishments
Print and electronic media
IT and IT enabled services
Data and call centres
Manufacturing units of essential goods
Cold storage and
warehousing services
Private security and facility management services
Services provided by self-employed persons (except for barbers)
        

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
RED ZONE AREAS
PERMITTED
All industrial and construction activities in rural areas, including MNREGA works, food-processing units and brick-kilns
All shops, except in
shopping malls are permitted
All agriculture activities
Animal husbandry activities (including inland and marine sheries)
All plantation activities (including their processing and marketing)
All health services (including transport of medical personnel and patients through air ambulances)
          

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
RED ZONE AREAS
PERMITTED
What about the nancial sector such as banks and NBFCs?
A large part of the nancial sector remains open, which includes banks, non-banking nance companies (NBFCs), insurance and capital market activities, and credit co-operative societies.
           

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
RED ZONE AREAS
RESTRICTED
Home delivery of non-essential goods
Barber shops, spas, salons
Cycle rickshaws, auto rickshaws, taxis, cab aggregators, intra-district and inter-district plying of buses will remain prohibited in Red Zone districts for two more weeks
                    

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
ORANGE ZONE AREAS
PERMITTED
Activities
All activities permitted in the Red Zone
Taxis, cab aggregators (such as Uber and Ola)
With one driver and one passenger only
Inter-district movement allowed for permitted activities only
                   

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
ORANGE ZONE AREAS
PERMITTED
Activities
Private four-wheelers
Driver + Maximum two passengers
Two-wheelers Pillion riding allowed
          

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
GREEN ZONE AREAS
PERMITTED
All activities are permitted except the limited number of
activities (which are prohibited throughout the country)
Buses can operate with upto
50% seating capacity
Bus depots can operate with upto 50% capacity
         

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
GREEN ZONE AREAS
PERMITTED
All goods tra c is permitted
No separate pass
needed for movement which is essential for maintaining the supply chain of goods and services across the country
               

LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
GREEN ZONE AREAS
PERMITTED
Wine shops
Only in Green Zone
Restrictions:
Shops selling liquor, paan, gutka, tobacco etc to ensure minimum six feet distance from each other
Not more than 5 persons are present at one time at the shop