{"id":"FOR-028","kind":"context","level":"foreign","jurisdiction":"India (Union)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Home Secretary), under s. 10(2)(l) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005","authority":"Disaster Management Act, 2005, s. 10(2)(l); Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897","instrument":"Order No. 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated Mar. 24, 2020 (21-day nationwide lockdown from Mar. 25, 2020), with Guidelines (Ex. FOR-029); extended Apr. 14 (to May 3), May 1 (to May 17), May 17 (to May 31, 2020); \u0027Unlock\u0027 orders from June 1, 2020","title":"Nationwide lockdown order","dateIssued":"2020-03-24","effective":"2020-03-25 for 21 days","end":"2020-05-31 (national lockdown; staged industrial reopening outside containment zones permitted from Apr. 20, 2020 under the consolidated guidelines of Apr. 15, 2020); containment-zone lockdowns and state orders continued","startDate":"2020-03-25","endDate":"2020-05-31","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["STAY","CLOSE","TRAV","SUPPLY"],"addressees":["all ministries, state governments, commercial, private and industrial establishments, transport services"],"clause":"Scanned order (text layer empty). Per the MHA Guidelines and the MHA press release of Mar. 24-26, 2020: government offices, commercial, private and industrial establishments \u0027shall remain closed\u0027 except essential categories (including manufacturing of drugs, pharmaceuticals and medical devices and their inputs); all transport services suspended.","enforcement":"Disaster Management Act ss. 51-60; IPC s. 188","functions":["SC Indian active pharmaceutical ingredients, generics, textiles, auto components, IT services","TR","CB"],"notes":"India supplies a large share of U.S. generic drugs and APIs (the United States\u0027 own supply-chain review discusses the API dependence, Ex. ECO-A-101);","sourceUrl":"https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/MHAorder%20copy_0.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":228019,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"FOR","url":"/library/FOR-028","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/FOR-028","citation":"Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Home Secretary), under s. 10(2)(l) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, Order No. 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated Mar. 24, 2020 (21-day nationwide lockdown from Mar. 25, 2020), with Guidelines (Ex. FOR-029); extended Apr. 14 (to May 3), May 1 (to May 17), May 17 (to May 31, 2020); \u0027Unlock\u0027 orders from June 1, 2020 (Ex. FOR-028)","stateName":"","related":["ECO-A-101","FOR-029"]}