Maharashtra Unlock 5.0 guidelines: What is allowed and what is not

Aiming to ease the flow of activities, the state government allowed hotels, food courts, restaurants and bars to operate from October 5 onwards, but only with 50 percent of their capacities

Moneycontrol News

October 01, 2020 / 14:14 IST

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Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led state government in Maharashtra on September 30 announced the Unlock 5.0 guidelines as part of 'Mission Begin Again'.

Aiming to ease the flow of activities, the state government allowed hotels, food courts, restaurants and bars to operate from October 5 onwards, but only with 50 percent of their capacities.

However, the state government continued to impose restrictions on the operations of Metro trains and international flights, except for Vande Bharat. Apart from this, all educational institutes have been kept closed till October 31, 2020.

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