Delhi imposes night curfew till 30 April: List of those exempted from curfew, and those requiring e-passes

These restrictions, however, fundamentally relate only to the movement of people and not to that of essential goods and services, the order stated In the wake of the rising coronavirus cases in the National Capital, the Delhi government on Tuesday imposed night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am till 30 April. The second group, including people going for vaccination, employees of banks and media houses, delivery personnel, private security staff, those working in shops selling food, groceries, are exempted from the nigh curfew orders but are required to carry e-passes with them. No separate permission/e-pass will be required for such movements: Delhi government pic.twitter.com/2dcxsfp3dx — ANI April 6, 2021 List of those exempted from the curfew: Government officials, employees of corporations and those involved in emergency services, healthcare staff, police personnel, district administration civic and municipal staff, fire services personnel will be allowed to travel on the production of identity cards Private medical personnel including doctors, nursing staff, paramedical personnel and others involved in other hospital services like diagnostic centres, pharmacies, etc, will also be allowed to travel on the production of identity cards Pregnant women and patients who are seeking medical services People coming from or going to airports, railway stations and inter-state bus terminals on production on valid tickets Those working in offices of diplomats and people holding constitutional posts on the production of identity cards There shall be no restrictions on intra-state or inter-state movement/ transportation of essential/non-essential good. List of those who will require e-passes: People working in shops dealing with food, groceries, fruits and vegetables, dairy and milk booths, meat and fish, animal fodder, pharmaceuticals, medicines and medical equipment Employees of banks, insurance companies and ATMs, print and electronic media, telecommunications, internet services, broadcasting and cable services, IT and IT-enabled services Delivery personnel of essential goods, including food, pharmaceutical, medical equipment and e-commerce websites Staff at petrol pumps, LPG, CNG, petroleum and gas retail and storage outlets, power generation, transmission and distribution units and services, and cold storage and warehousing services Persons related to private security services Persons related to manufacturing units of essential commodities, production units or services which require a continuous process People going to get COVID-19 vaccines at night The order further states: “Public transport such as Delhi Metro/public buses/autos/taxis/shall be allowed to function within its stipulated time for the transportation of only above-mentioned categories of people during night curfew, as per prescribed protocols/SOPs issued by the Government in this regard.” “All enforcement authorities to note that these restrictions fundamentally relate to the movement of people, but not to that of essential goods and services,” the order stated.