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445: Lockdown 4.0 Comes With Autonomy for States, Here’s What is New

Published: May 18, 2020, 3:11 p.m.

Shops will be open, inter-state movement will be allowed, private offices will be operational — the fourth phase of the lockdown or lockdown 4.0 has begun and as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it’s going to be different from the previous phases.

While the Ministry of Home Affairs has released a new list of dos and don'ts for the next two weeks, states are likely to add their own restrictions and relaxations unique to their situation.

The big change in lockdown 4.0 is that states will be allowed a fair amount of autonomy in deciding the zones. So far, the MHA has been categorizing the zones and that has been a cause of great distress for the cash-strapped states which are looking for ways to restart the economy.

In the last meeting between the PM and the states, Chief Ministers of some states like Punjab, Kerala, Delhi, Tamil Nadu  had stressed on how states should have some flexibility in micro-planning after factoring in the local issues.

Keeping within the parameters of the MHA guidelines, states can now define what constitutes a red zone now.

So what are the new rules in lockdown 4.0? Tune in for The Big Story!

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