Lockdown in Bihar till June 7: CM Nitish Kumar will announce shortly, many exemptions will be given strictly, decision taken in meeting with ministers and officers

CM Nitish Kumar. (file image)

The Bihar government has decided to extend the fourth phase of the lockdown to June 7. CM Nitish Kumar will announce it in a while. According to the information received, many exemptions will be given in this lockdown. This time there is talk of increasing some facilities as well. This decision has been taken during a virtual meeting with its ministers and officials.

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Bihar government is preparing to give many relaxations in the fourth phase of lock down. At present, the opening hours of essential goods shops in the state are from 6 am to 10 am in urban areas and 8 to 12 am in rural areas. The deadline for the opening of these shops can be extended. Apart from essential goods, the government has allowed shops of agricultural goods to open on all days and hardware shops for three days a week. After June 1, clothes and some other shops are also likely to be allowed to open. Apart from this, the number of employees in private and government offices can be increased. The decision regarding the number of public programs will also be taken today.

One opinion of several ministers

Under the chairmanship of CM Nitish Kumar, separate meetings of the Crisis Management Group, ministers and officers are being held today. The CM is discussing the lockdown with his ministers today. Although almost all ministers also agree that the threat of corona is not completely averted. In such a situation, it has been agreed to extend the lockdown.