<p>The Bengaluru Police on Wednesday decided to put in place a pass system to regulate the movement of people in the city during the three-week lockdown to check the spread of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus">coronavirus</a>.</p>.<p>City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao said the step was taken keeping in view the directions issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in this regard.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-will-address-the-nation-today-at-8-pm-says-pm-narendra-modi-799686.html">Follow latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p>“Two types of passes will be issued for the purpose – one for persons and another for vehicles,” he said in a memo.</p>.<p>The passes would be issued from the office of jurisdictional DCP L&O (Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order) and will be made available 24X7, with staff to be deputed in three shifts, on the submission of a standardised application form, Rao added.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-812987.html">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths</a></strong></p>.<p>The passes can be obtained by the categories exempted from the nation-wide lockdown such as essential services, including delivery agents of food aggregators, media, bank and insurance employees, staff of ration and grocery shops, the memo said.</p>.<p>Making it clear passes would not be issued to government and high court staff and their vehicles, it said they have to compulsorily carry their office-issued identity cards. </p>
<p>The Bengaluru Police on Wednesday decided to put in place a pass system to regulate the movement of people in the city during the three-week lockdown to check the spread of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus">coronavirus</a>.</p>.<p>City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao said the step was taken keeping in view the directions issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in this regard.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-will-address-the-nation-today-at-8-pm-says-pm-narendra-modi-799686.html">Follow latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p>“Two types of passes will be issued for the purpose – one for persons and another for vehicles,” he said in a memo.</p>.<p>The passes would be issued from the office of jurisdictional DCP L&O (Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order) and will be made available 24X7, with staff to be deputed in three shifts, on the submission of a standardised application form, Rao added.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-812987.html">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths</a></strong></p>.<p>The passes can be obtained by the categories exempted from the nation-wide lockdown such as essential services, including delivery agents of food aggregators, media, bank and insurance employees, staff of ration and grocery shops, the memo said.</p>.<p>Making it clear passes would not be issued to government and high court staff and their vehicles, it said they have to compulsorily carry their office-issued identity cards. </p>