G.O. (Ms) No.387, COVID-19 Lockdown Addendum and Amendment
The Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.387 on 24 May 2021, amending G.O. (Ms) No.386 dated 22 May 2021 during the statewide COVID-19 lockdown. It permits specified banking, insurance and public distribution services, while requiring staff of private organisations and IT and ITEs organisations to work from home.
What the document does
G.O. (Ms) No.387, issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department on 24 May 2021, adds and revises permitted activities under G.O. (Ms) No.386 dated 22 May 2021. The earlier government order had extended the complete statewide lockdown until 6.00 A.M. on 31 May 2021.
The amendment was issued following an increase in COVID-19 cases. The source states that the statewide lockdown was based on recommendations from an expert team of doctors and public health specialists and directives from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
Activities covered
G.O. (Ms) No.387 places the following provisions under Caption I, Permitted Activities:
- Staff working in private organisations and IT and ITEs organisations must work from home.
- ATMs and related banking services are permitted.
- Banks and insurance institutions may function with one third of their staff.
- Public distribution shops may function from 8.00 A.M. to 12.00 noon.
The work from home provision is identified as section (V), the banking and insurance provision as section (ix), and the public distribution shop provision as section (xvi) within the permitted activities caption.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms) No.387 directly affects employees and operators of private organisations, IT and ITEs organisations, ATMs, banks, insurance institutions and public distribution shops throughout Tamil Nadu. Members of the public using ATMs, banking services, insurance institutions or public distribution shops are also affected by the operating permissions and restrictions.
Relevance to property matters
G.O. (Ms) No.387 is a COVID-19 lockdown notification, despite being issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department. It does not contain provisions about land ownership, property registration, land classification, planning permission, patta, land tax or changes to property rights. A property buyer, owner or professional would mainly need to consider whether the lockdown conditions affected access to banking, insurance or private-sector services during the stated lockdown period.
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Common questions
Did G.O. (Ms) No.387 change any land or property rights?
No land ownership, registration, classification, patta or property-right provisions appear in the document. It amends permitted activities during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Could banks and insurance offices open under G.O. (Ms) No.387?
Yes. Banks and insurance institutions could function with one third of their staff, while ATMs and related banking services were permitted.
Were private and IT employees allowed to attend their workplaces?
The document states that staff working in private organisations and IT and ITEs organisations must work from home.
When could public distribution shops operate?
Public distribution shops were permitted to function from 8.00 A.M. to 12.00 noon.
