Lockdown 4.0: Kejriwal hints at more relaxations in Delhi

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Hailing the Centre’s guidelines for lockdown 4.0 starting Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday dropped hints for a number of relaxations to boost the economy. Kejriwal said the guidelines of the central government for extending the lockdown were largely in line with the proposal sent by him and added the city government will prepare a detailed plan and will announce it on Monday.

The Ministry of Home Affairs directed the states to decide the zones — Red, Green and Orange — taking into consideration the parameters shared by the Health Ministry. It says the “zones can be a district, or a municipal corporation/municipality or even smaller administrative units such as sub-divisions, etc, as decided by states and UTs.”

While there are different relaxations for different zones, certain countrywide restrictions have been put across irrespective of the zones. Kejriwal has demanded opening up of public transport in Delhi, including Delhi Metro. While the Metro is not allowed, the demand for removing night curfew between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. was also not considered by the Centre.