The move to this effect was announced almost two years after their implementation following the outbreak of the pandemic. On March 24, 2020, the Centre had issued orders and guidelines under the Disaster Management Act, (DM Act) 2005.
New Delhi: Amid overall improvement in Covid situation and government preparedness to tackle the pandemic, Centre has decided to revoke provisions of Disaster Management Act for Covid containment measures in the country. According to the reports, the Home Ministry has decided to end all Covid-19 containment measures from March 31. Meanwhile, wearing of face masks and maintaining social distancing norms will continue as earlier.
The move to this effect was announced almost two years after their implementation following the outbreak of the pandemic. On March 24, 2020, the Centre had issued orders and guidelines under the Disaster Management Act, (DM Act) 2005 and since then the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the Ministry of Home Affairs has been issuing Orders and Guidelines under the Disaster Management Act, (DM Act) 2005, for the containment of Covid-19 in the country.
The Central Government, in close coordination with the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations (UTS), has taken various proactive measures to deal with the unprecedented global crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic.