Lockdown 4.0: National restrictions over, firms now wait for state rules

While the latest central guidelines allowed most industries to reopen after two straight months of shutdown, businesses are waiting for a green signal from states to do so.
 

Industry bodies welcomed the new guidelines. “We hope states would take measures to identify red, orange and green zones besides the buffer ones, keeping in mind the imperative of allowing maximum economic activities to take place, while ensuring safety,” said Chandrajit Banerjee, director general, CII. The industry body encouraged chief ministers to quickly agree on allowing passenger vehicle movement across and within states, a serious problem affecting the industry so far. Movement