Thelockdown restrictions in Rajasthan have been extended till May 17 with newguidelines where number of guests in a marriage party has been reduced to 31.
Announcingthe guidelines late on Friday night, the home department termed it as Red AlertPublic Discipline Fortnight in which new norms are far more strict than in thePublic Discipline Fortnight announced from April 28 to May 3.
Thenumber of guests in the wedding party has been limited to 31 instead of 50earlier. However, those playing bands will be kept beside these numbers.
Weekendcurfew will continue on Saturday and Sunday.
Duringthis period, no one will be able to go out between 12 noon to 5 p.m. and thosecaught roaming without any reason will be institutionally quarantined tilltheir RT-PCR report comes negative.
Allshops except milk, medical and fruit, vegetables vends will remain closed onweekends.
Inthe new guidelines, it has been decided to continue the old restrictions till May17 and all government offices, markets and commercial establishments exceptessential services will remain closed.
Liquorshops will be open from Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. as before.Production will continue in factories. Food-related shops, grocery and flourmills will be allowed to open from Monday to Friday from 6 to 11 a.m. asbefore. Fruit vegetable vendors will be allowed from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mandis,fruit and vegetable shops will open seven days from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Dairy andmilk shops will be allowed to open from 6 to 11 a.m. in the morning and from 5to 7 p.m. in the evening.
Opticalrelated shops will open only on Tuesdays and Fridays from 6 to 11 a.m.
Fruitvegetable carts, bicycles, rickshaws, auto rickshaws and mobile vans areallowed from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dairyand milk shops will be allowed to open from 6 to 11 a.m. in the morning andfrom 5 to 7 p.m. in the evening.
Allsports grounds and public gardens will now be open from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Processedfood, sweets, bakeries and restaurants will not be allowed to open, but homedelivery will be allowed till 8 p.m.
Allhospitals, Veterinary Hospitals, labs will be allowed to operate. Those comingfrom outside the state will have to show the RT-PCR negative report done 72hours ago.
Asmany as 20 people will be allowed to attend the funeral. Meanwhile,cinema halls, theatres, recreational parks, swimming pools, gyms, will remainclosed.
Also,all religious places will remain closed for devotees throughout the state.
Allschools, colleges, libraries, coaching centres except medical and nursingcolleges will remain closed.