<p>A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked states to use lockdown as last resort, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government tweaked the restrictions in Maharashtra to reduce the presence of people in streets and public transport.</p>.<p>The Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government stayed away from a total lockdown because of stiff opposition by BJP and resistance of the business community.</p>.<p>The new set of guidelines were announced on Wednesday night, a day after the weekly Cabinet meeting in which ministers stressed the need for total lockdown and left the final decision for Thackeray.</p>.<p>According to the notification issued by Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte, government offices - central, state and local authorities - will work with 15 per cent attendance except those in emergency services directly connected to the management of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Other offices notified earlier will work with 15 per cent of the total of five whichever is higher.</p>.<p>Only government personnel and those in emergency services would be allowed to use local trains, metro and mono services in the Mumbai metropolitan region.</p>.<p>All those engaged in medical services - doctors, nurses, paramedics, lab technicians, clinical staff will be issued passes on basis of identity cards.</p>.<p>Any person needing medical treatment or specially-abled persons can travel in trains.</p>.<p>Municipal and state transport buses will operate at 50 per cent of capacity and no standing passengers.</p>.<p>Marriage ceremonies have to be conducted only as a single event in a single hall not extending beyond two hours with a maximum of 25 people in attendance. Violation will attract a fine of Rs 50,000.</p>.<p>For inter-city and inter-district travel by long-distance trains and buses, the local railway/state transport authorities will ensure screening.</p>.<p>All passengers alighting will be stamped for 14 days of home quarantine.</p>
<p>A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked states to use lockdown as last resort, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government tweaked the restrictions in Maharashtra to reduce the presence of people in streets and public transport.</p>.<p>The Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government stayed away from a total lockdown because of stiff opposition by BJP and resistance of the business community.</p>.<p>The new set of guidelines were announced on Wednesday night, a day after the weekly Cabinet meeting in which ministers stressed the need for total lockdown and left the final decision for Thackeray.</p>.<p>According to the notification issued by Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte, government offices - central, state and local authorities - will work with 15 per cent attendance except those in emergency services directly connected to the management of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Other offices notified earlier will work with 15 per cent of the total of five whichever is higher.</p>.<p>Only government personnel and those in emergency services would be allowed to use local trains, metro and mono services in the Mumbai metropolitan region.</p>.<p>All those engaged in medical services - doctors, nurses, paramedics, lab technicians, clinical staff will be issued passes on basis of identity cards.</p>.<p>Any person needing medical treatment or specially-abled persons can travel in trains.</p>.<p>Municipal and state transport buses will operate at 50 per cent of capacity and no standing passengers.</p>.<p>Marriage ceremonies have to be conducted only as a single event in a single hall not extending beyond two hours with a maximum of 25 people in attendance. Violation will attract a fine of Rs 50,000.</p>.<p>For inter-city and inter-district travel by long-distance trains and buses, the local railway/state transport authorities will ensure screening.</p>.<p>All passengers alighting will be stamped for 14 days of home quarantine.</p>
