G.O. Ms. No. 193, Disaster Management, Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19), Infection Prevention and Control
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 193, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-II), dated 15 April 2020. It extended COVID-19 restrictions throughout Tamil Nadu up to 3 May 2020, adopted the Government of India’s consolidated revised guidelines, and allowed specified additional activities from 20 April 2020 subject to district administration approval and safety arrangements.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 193, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Department on 15 April 2020, extended statewide COVID-19 restrictions up to 3 May 2020. It followed directions from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, and required strict implementation of the consolidated revised lockdown guidelines.
The restrictions applied throughout Tamil Nadu. District administrations could introduce specified relaxations from 20 April 2020 only after arrangements for social distancing and other sector requirements were in place. State and local authorities could impose stricter measures but could not dilute the guidelines.
Activities that remained prohibited
G.O. (Ms.) No. 193 continued restrictions including:
- Domestic and international passenger air travel, except for specified or security purposes.
- Passenger trains, buses, metro services, taxis, auto rickshaws, cycle rickshaws and cab aggregators.
- Inter-district and inter-State movement of individuals, except for medical reasons or permitted activities.
- Educational, training and coaching institutions.
- Industrial, commercial and hospitality activities unless specifically permitted.
- Cinemas, malls, shopping complexes, gyms, sports complexes, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars, auditoriums and assembly halls.
- Social, political, sporting, entertainment, academic, cultural and religious gatherings.
- Public access to religious places and places of worship.
- Funeral gatherings of more than twenty people.
Containment zones
G.O. (Ms.) No. 193 required containment zones to be demarcated by State, Union Territory or district administrations under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare guidelines. Permitted activities and relaxations did not apply within those zones.
Containment zones were subject to strict perimeter control. Movement into or out of a containment zone was limited to essential services, medical emergencies, law and order duties and continuity of government business.
Permitted sectors
G.O. (Ms.) No. 193 kept health services operating, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, laboratories, veterinary services, medical supply chains and construction of medical or health infrastructure. Agricultural and horticultural work, agricultural markets, farm machinery services, fisheries, specified plantation operations, animal husbandry and related supply chains could function under the guidelines.
Bank branches, automated teller machines, banking support services and specified financial market services were also permitted to remain functional.
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Common questions
Did G.O. (Ms.) No. 193 change land ownership or property records?
No land ownership, registration or property record changes are set out in the supplied text. G.O. (Ms.) No. 193 concerns COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and permitted activities.
Could I travel between districts for a property transaction?
Inter-district movement of individuals remained prohibited except for medical reasons or activities permitted under the guidelines. The supplied text does not list property transactions as a separate permitted reason.
Could construction work continue under these guidelines?
The supplied text specifically permits construction of medical or health infrastructure, including ambulance manufacturing. It does not identify general property construction as a permitted activity.
Did the relaxations from 20 April 2020 apply in containment zones?
No. Activities permitted under the consolidated revised guidelines were not allowed in containment zones, except activities specifically permitted under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare guidelines.
