Centre Facilitates the Inter – State Movement of Stranded People including Migrant Labourer in the country, in wake of COVID -19 Pandemic

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Friends and relatives of Kushwaha family who work as migrant workers walk along a road to return to their villages, during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus, in New Delhi, India, March 26, 2020. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/INDIA-MIGRANTS. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

As a result of lockdown restrictions to fight COVID–19, migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons are stranded at different places in the country. Now, the Centre has permitted the movement of these stranded persons by road.  They would be allowed to move between one State/ UT to another State/ UT, after the concerned states consult each other and mutually agree to.

It has also been impressed upon that 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 in institutional quarantine. They would be kept under watch with periodic health check-ups.

For this purpose, States/UTs have been requested to encourage such persons to use Aarogya Setu app through which their health status can be monitored and tracked.

ORDER

In continuation of Ministry of Home Affairs’ Orders No.40-3/2020- DM-l(A) dated 15th April, 2020, 16th April, 2020, 19th April 2020, 21 st April 2020 and 24th April 2020 and in the exercise of the powers, conferred under Section 10(2)(1) of the Disaster Management Act, the undersigned, in his capacity as Chairperson, National  Executive  Committee,  hereby  orders to include the following in the consolidated revised guidelines for strict implementation by Ministries /Departments of Government of India, State/Union Territory Governments and State  /Union  Territory Authorities:

Sub-clause (iv) under Clause 17 on Movement of persons:

Due to lockdown, migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons are stranded at  different   They would be allowed to move as under:

    1. All States/ UTs should designate nodal authorities and develop standard protocols for receiving and sending such stranded The nodal authorities shall also register the stranded persons within their States/ UTs.
    2. In case a group of stranded persons wishes 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
    3. The moving person (s) would be screened and those found asymptomatic would be allowed to
    4. Buses shall be used for transport of groups of The buses will be sanitized and shall follow safe social distancing norms in seating.
    5. The States/ UTs falling on the transit route will allow the passage of such persons to the receiving State/
    6. 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. For thispurpose, such persons may be encouraged to use Aarogya Setu app through which their health status can be monitored and tracked.

      The guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Home Quarantine, dated 11.03.2020 may be referred to in this regard, which are available at www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/Guidelinesforhomequarantine.