JAIPUR: In the wake of falling Covid cases, the state government has decided to extend business hours and open offices and establishments where 60% of the employees have received the first dose of vaccine with effect from 5am on Monday.
Announcing the new set of guidelines on Saturday, the state government directed people to strictly follow Covid appropriate behaviour to avert the third wave.
The government said since children below 18 years had not been vaccinated, special care should be taken to keep them away from crowded places.
According to the order, if 60% of the employees have received the first dose of vaccine, then 100% attendance is allowed, adding offices can function from 9.30am to 6pm.
Also, offices with less than 25 employees can function with full strength while those having more than 25 can ask 50% of the staff to attend on any given day.As part of the unlocking process, city buses and mini buses can ply from 5am to 8pm with full seating capacity, but no standing passengers.
However, the driver and the conductor must have received the first dose, the order added.
Private vehicles can ply from 5am to 8pm from Monday to Saturday.
Public gardens to remain open for all from 5am to 8am.
Vaccinated people will be allowed from 4pm to 7pm.
Gyms and restaurants where 60% of the employees have been fully vaccinated will be given additional three hours in the evening from 4pm to 7pm.
They have been instructed to put in place proper screening system and ensure that customers strictly follow Covid protocol.
Shops and business establishments, which have vaccinated 60% of the employees, will also be allowed to function for additional three hours in the evening from 4pm to 7pm.
According to the order, clubs can organise outdoor sport activities, but indoor sports will be allowed only for those who have been vaccinated.
Restaurants operated in these clubs will also be allowed with 50% seating capacity from 9am to 4pm on all weekdays except Sundays.
Ban on marriage functions will continue till June 30.
Since tourism plays an important role in the state’s economy, activities related to tourism, film shooting will be allowed on isolation zone concept with some conditions.
Small religious places will be allowed to open from 5am to 4pm provided people related to the places have received at least the first dose of vaccine except in containment zones or in curfew-bound areas.
But for large religious places where people from other districts also come for worship, it could be opened only after a nod by the district collector, SP and CMHO following a joint visit.
There will, however, be a ban on carrying flowers, garlands, prasad, chadar and other worshipping materials in the religious place and ringing the bell.