UP Allows 9 Industries To Operate At 50% Capacity Amid Covid-19 Lockdown
In the second phase of the lockdown that started from Wednesday, the Uttar Pradesh government has permitted 9 industries to function with certain restrictions.
These industries include cement, steel, chemical, textile barring garments, foundries and a few others. The chief secretary of UP, RK Tiwari on Thursday issued an order in this regard directing the district magistrates to make necessary arrangements for the smooth running of these industries. The order says that besides sugar, flour, lentils, oil mills, bready and cattle feed industries, which were functioning in the lockdown earlier, new industries have been added. Paper mills, tyre manufacturing and fertilizer units are also being included in these 9 industries. The common affluent treatment plants (CTPs) in the industrial areas will also function during the lockdown.
ALSO READ: Covid-19: Some state govts allow e-commerce firms to sell non-essentials
However, the industrial units falling in the 'hotspot' zones will not be allowed to function till further orders. According to the chief secretary, the industrial units which have been allowed to function during the lockdown will run with only 50 per cent of their man power capacity. The industries capable of providing food, lodging and other facilities to their workers will do so during the lockdown. However, in case the workers are being brought from outside, the industrial units will make arrangements for their safe transportation.
ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Govt seeks industry views on how to bring workforce back
In the order sent to the officials of all the districts, the chief secretary has stated that only the production units will function and the administrative offices shall remain closed. The industrial units that have been allowed to function will be sanitized in line with the guidelines. All workers coming to these units will undergo thermal scanning. The industries will provide sanitizers, masks and clean water to each of the worker coming to work.
HSBC Swings The Axe At UK Wealth In An AI Push
HSBC is preparing deep job cuts across its UK wealth management arm. It plans to cut about half of its management and sp... Read more
Kraken's Owner Buys A Bank: The Lines Are Blurring
Payward, the parent company of the crypto exchange Kraken, has agreed to buy a European bank. It would be the first digi... Read more
Revoluts Australian Banking Licence Game Changer
Revolut has spent much of its life insisting that it is more than a bank. In Australia, it has now decided that becoming... Read more
The AI Bank Is Coming, But Who Controls The Risk?
Artificial intelligence is no longer something banks discuss as a distant possibility. It is already working behind the ... Read more
ClearBank UK Profit Leads To European Growth
ClearBank has spent much of the past decade building the technology and regulatory infrastructure needed to challenge so... Read more