This is the MHA order on four sectors of the economy

April 17, 2020 12:02

The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an order to include more activities which include Non-Banking financial institutions, cooperative credit societies and other financial institutions with minimum staff, making them exempt from the lockdown with effect from April 20.

-- Water supply and sanitation, laying/erection of power transmission lines and telecom optical fibre and cable along with related activities in "Construction activities in rural areas" clause.

-- Collection, harvesting and processing of Minor Forest Produce Non-Timber Forest Produce by Scheduled Tribes and other forest dwellers in forest areas in 'agriculture and horticultural activities.

-- The ministry has added Bamboo, Coconut, Arecanut, Cocoa, spices plantation and their harvesting, processing, packaging, sale and marketing.

-- Non-Banking financial institutions including Housing Finance Companies and Micro Finance Institutions with bare minimum staff have been allowed to function.

These activities will be allowed from 20th April in non-containment zones.

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