JAIPUR: The state home department on Monday revised the ‘Public Discipline Modified Lockdown-2’ guidelines and relaxed the ‘curfew’ by five hours, starting Tuesday.
The public curfew will now be from 5pm to 5am daily except Friday to Monday.
Earlier, it was from 12 noon to 5am.
Similarly, the weekend curfew, which used to run from Friday evening to Tuesday morning, will now be from Friday 5pm to Monday 5am.
Markets, shops and other establishments, that used to close by 11am, will remain open from 6am to 4pm.
Modified restrictionsThe guidelines issued by principal secretary (home) Abhay Kumar also stated that all government offices/departments will be permitted to open with 50% attendance from 9.30am to 4pm.
Also, all private offices will be allowed to open with 50% attendance till 4pm.
However, students will not be allowed to go to their respective educational institutions.
Shops or commercial establishments located in complexes that are not air-conditioned can open as per the number of floors of the building on an alternative day arrangement.
For example, if the shops in the basement and the first floor open on the first day, those located on the ground and second floor can open the next day.
Petrol and diesel for private vehicles will be available from 5am to 5pm.
City buses and mini bus services, operating within the city, will remain away from roads till further orders.
Raj: Daily curfew relaxed by 5 hrs, weekend lockdown by a day
