Tamil Nadu government relaxes curbs, allows job scheme, construction in villages – Times of India

CHENNAI:The state government on Thursday issued an order relaxing certain activities, including work under MGNREGA and construction activities in rural areas, in coronavirus non-containment zones across the state. It has also permitted state and central government offices to function for maintaining essential services with attendance not exceeding 33% of the total staff strength.
The government also clarified on the list of ‘continuous process industries’ exempted from restrictions, based on requests from industrial bodies. This includes refineries, large steel plants (including TMT bar manufacturers), cement plants, chemical industries, including paint, sugar mills, fertilizers, float glass plants, large foundries, and tyre manufacturing plants and paper mills. Continuous process industries are those where production is continuous or is in a continuous flow as materials that are being processed are continuously in motion undergoing chemical reactions or subject to mechanical or heat treatment.

Skeletal staff allowed for maintenance of closed industries
Chief secretary K Shanmugham said, “It is ordered to permit skeletal staff for essential maintenance of all closed industrial units to ensure the safety of the machinery/installation.” The order was issued soon after chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami held an interactive session via video conference with industrialists on Covid-19 preventive measures and permitting industries to open in a phased manner.
The state government also made amendments to its previous notification, exempting bed-side attendants and caregivers of senior citizens from lockdown restriction, e-commerce companies of food processing units such as bread making units, milk processing plants, flour mills, dal mills located in urban areas, facilities for export/import such as packing houses, inspection and treatment facilities for seeds and horticulture produce, and research establishments dealing with agriculture and horticulture activities.

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