NEW DELHI: The Centre on Sunday issued guidelines for movement of labourers within a state to facilitate partial resumption of select economic activities outside coronavirus hotspots from Monday, but ruled out any inter-state travel.
Issuing the order, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla made it clear that there will be no inter-state movement of workers during the lockdown, which has been extended till May 3.
The development came at a time migrant labourers stranded in places like Mumbai, Surat and Delhi making desperate attempts to go back to their native places despite the lockdown. (AGENCIES)