An approach that allows only select industries to reopen is unlikely to work well. For the economy to emerge from its lockdown, let all businesses function in areas deemed safe As policymakers try to work out the best way to steer the nation out of its lockdown, one of the options reportedly proposed by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is to let 16 manufacturing segments reopen, while the rest stay shut.
The proposal seems aimed at gradually expanding economic activity beyond the production of essential goods. This could be done in a controlled environment with strict operating codes that keep factories sanitized and workers safely apart (while also being watched for illness).