G.O. Ms. No. 377, COVID-19 Complete Lockdown Further Relaxations, 2021
The Government of Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 377, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), dated 12th May 2021, to amend G.O. Ms. No. 371 dated 8th May 2021. It added limited permissions for fruit platform vendors, industrial maintenance and indigenous medicine shops during the statewide COVID-19 lockdown from 4.00 A.M. on 10th May 2021 to 4.00 A.M. on 24th May 2021, and required an industrial helpline in Chennai.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 377, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV), dated 12th May 2021, amended G.O. Ms. No. 371 of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department dated 8th May 2021. The amendment implemented additional lockdown relaxations announced in a press release dated 11th May 2021.
The notification relates to the complete COVID-19 lockdown enforced throughout Tamil Nadu from 4.00 A.M. on 10th May 2021 to 4.00 A.M. on 24th May 2021. It does not contain provisions about land ownership, property registration, planning permission or land use.
Who was affected
G.O. Ms. No. 377 directly concerned the following groups operating during the complete lockdown period:
- Platform vendors selling fruit.
- Industries needing to perform maintenance work.
- Indigenous medicine shops.
- Continuous process industries.
- Industries manufacturing essential commodities.
Property buyers and owners are not given any separate property-related right or obligation by the notification. Its provisions concern the operation of specified businesses and industrial facilities during the stated lockdown period.
Key permissions and requirements
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department added the following activities to the permitted activities under G.O. Ms. No. 371:
- Platform vendors selling fruit could operate until 12.00 noon.
- All industries could carry out maintenance work on only one day during the complete lockdown.
- Industrial maintenance work had to be performed with the bare minimum staff.
- Indigenous medicine shops could function during the complete lockdown.
The amendment also required a 24-hour helpline to be established at the office of the District Industries Centre, Chennai. The helpline was intended to resolve operational issues faced by continuous process industries and industries manufacturing essential commodities during the complete lockdown.
The listed mobile numbers were 96771-07722, 99943-39191, 78239-28262, 96291-22906, 99629-93496 and 99629-93497.
Basis stated in the notification
G.O. Ms. No. 377 records that the lockdown followed consideration of views expressed by District Collectors, consultation with medical experts, and suggestions from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The notification was issued under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
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Common questions
Does G.O. Ms. No. 377 change any land or property rules?
No land ownership, property registration, planning permission or land use provisions appear in the notification. It deals with specified business and industrial activities during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Could fruit vendors operate during the lockdown?
Platform vendors selling fruit were permitted to operate until 12.00 noon.
Could factories carry out maintenance work?
All industries were permitted to carry out maintenance work on only one day during the complete lockdown, using the bare minimum staff.
Were indigenous medicine shops allowed to open?
Yes. Indigenous medicine shops were permitted to function during the complete lockdown.
