Home Ministry asks States to widely publicize penal provisions regarding violations of lockdown measures

The Home Ministry has asked States to widely publicize the penal provisions regarding violations of lockdown measures to fight COVID-19. Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has written a letter to all the States in this regard. The government had imposed a 21-day nationwide lockdown to break the chain of transmission of the COVID-19 in the country. 

Home Ministry has



stressed that strict action must be taken by authorities on violators of lockdown measures.

     

The Ministry had earlier written to all States requesting them to strictly implement lockdown measures in letter and spirit, by exercising their powers under the Disaster Management Act, to fight COVID-19.