TAMIL NADU LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS AND E-REGISTRATIONS

In category III comprising Chennai, Chengelpet, Thiruvallur and Kancheepuram, public transport is already allowed with 50% occupancy in buses and government buses, without air conditioning. Inter district transport between these four districts was also allowed with 50% occupancy. This has now been extended to the category II districts too.

In the four districts under category III, rented cars, taxis and auto rickshaws were already allowed to operate with passengers not having to avail e-registration. However, in taxis three passengers other than the driver and in auto rickshaws, two passengers other than the driver are allowed. Transport services attached to homes providing shelter to children, juveniles, differently abled, old age homes can operate without e-registration in these four districts and staff employed in juvenile correction homes/centers too need not avail e-registration.

In the 11 districts that are still badly affected by Covid-19, the existing travel restrictions will be in place such as public being allowed to travel in rented cars, taxis and in auto rickshaws and movement of private security service staff and housekeeping staff in apartment complexes, electricians, plumbers and carpenters after e-registration. The 11 districts are — Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Karur, Namakkal, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai.