The Ministry of Home Affairs has put out a notification allowing important industries to operate in rural areas for the betterment of farmers and daily wage earners.
The notification also lists activities that will be allowed after 20 April and those which are prohibited. "The permitted activities from April 20, 2020 are aimed at ensuring that agricultural and related activities remain fully functional; the rural economy functions with maximum efficiency; employment opportunities are created for daily wage earners and other members of the labour force; select industrial activities are allowed to resume their operations, with adequate safeguards and mandatory standard operating protocols (SOPs); and the digital economy," a notification put