G.O.Ms.No.305, COVID-19 Complete Lockdown Amendment, 2020
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, issued Government Order G.O.Ms.No.305 on 17 June 2020 to amend the complete lockdown directions in G.O.Ms.No.299 dated 16 June 2020. The amendment permitted specified essential transport, banking, industrial, port, telecommunications, information technology, fuel, milk and drinking water activities during the lockdown from 19 June 2020 to 30 June 2020 in the listed areas.
What the amendment governs
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.305, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, on 17 June 2020, amended the essential service permissions under G.O.Ms.No.299 dated 16 June 2020. The original directions imposed a complete lockdown from 19 June 2020 to 30 June 2020 in the Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate areas and specified parts of Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram districts.
The document concerns temporary lockdown operations and movement. It does not contain provisions about land ownership, registration, planning permission or property rights.
Who was affected
The amended permissions applied to passengers, banks, financial institutions, industries, ports, telecommunications and essential IT or ITES companies, petroleum businesses, and milk and drinking water suppliers operating in areas under the complete lockdown. Workers and businesses had to comply with the stated staffing, identification and e-pass conditions.
Key permissions and conditions
Government Order G.O.Ms.No.305 added or clarified the following permissions:
- Prepaid autos, taxis and private vehicles could carry passengers from railway stations and airports. Police would regulate these vehicles, and the passengers' TNeGA e-pass would be sufficient.
- Bank and financial institution headquarters could operate with minimal staff.
- From 20 June 2020 to 26 June 2020, bank branches could operate with minimal staff from 10.00 AM to 2.00 PM for cash transactions involving distributors and retail dealers of essential items, including petroleum products and LPG. Direct public services were not permitted.
- Industrial workers already staying within industrial premises did not need RTPCR testing.
- The Industries Department could issue e-passes to managerial and supervisory staff travelling to industrial units. These passes were valid throughout the lockdown period.
- Sea ports could handle cargo for essential commodities, medical equipment and other medical services with minimal staff.
- Telecommunications and essential IT or ITES services could operate with minimal staff. E-passes were limited to workers included in company-provided lists.
- LPG and petroleum transport vehicles could travel without hindrance. Specified petroleum workers could travel with company or gas agency identification or authorisation and had to follow mask and hand hygiene directions.
- Vehicles distributing milk and supplying drinking water were permitted.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No.305 change any land or property rights?
No land ownership, registration, planning permission or property provisions appear in the document. It amends essential service permissions during a specified COVID-19 lockdown.
Could a taxi or private vehicle collect me from an airport or railway station?
Yes. Prepaid autos, taxis and private vehicles were permitted to carry passengers from railway stations and airports, subject to police regulation. The passenger's TNeGA e-pass was sufficient.
Were banks open to the general public during the lockdown?
No direct public services were permitted under the stated banking permission. Certain branches could handle specified essential-item business cash transactions from 10.00 AM to 2.00 PM between 20 June 2020 and 26 June 2020.
Could petroleum and LPG workers travel to work?
Yes. Listed petroleum and LPG workers could travel between home and work if they carried identification cards or authorisation letters from oil companies or gas agencies and followed the stated mask and hand hygiene directions.
