Centre Allows for Movement of Stranded Migrant Workers, Students, Tourists across Country, Sets Conditions

• Only asymptomatic person to be allowed
• Buses will be sanitized
• Returnees to be placed under quarantine

New Delhi: The Centre today allowed the movement of the migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons are stranded at different places due to COVID-19 lockdown.

In an order, the Ministry of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has set conditions for the movement of the people across the country.

All States/ UTs should designate nodal authorities and develop standard protocols for receiving and sending such stranded persons. The nodal authorities shall also register the stranded persons within their States/ UTs, the order said.

In case a group of stranded persons wish to move between one State/UT and another State/ UT, the sending and receiving States may consult each other and mutually agree to the movement by road.

The moving person (s) would be screened and those found asymptomatic would be allowed to proceed.

Buses shall be used for transport of groups of persons. The buses will be sanitized and shall follow safe social distancing norms in seating.

The States/ UTs falling on the transit route will allow the passage of such persons to the receiving State/ UT.

On arrival at their destination, such person(s) would be assessed by the local health authorities, and kept in home quarantine, unless the assessment requires keeping the person(s) in institutional quarantine. They would be kept under watch with periodic health check-ups, the Ministry said.