Nearly 98% of India’s population is under some form of lockdown.
34 states/UTs under some lockdown,
Nearly 98% of India’s population is under some form of lockdown.
Data show that while we may not have nationwide lockdown in place, as many as 34 states and union territories have some form of restrictions in place.
As of now, restrictions are in place across 28 states and 8 union territories in India. In some parts, containment measures are localised and confined to a few districts.
In other words, almost 98 per cent of India’s population is under some form of a lockdown — some through the week, some during the weekend, and with some under extended night curfews and restrictions on public events, mass gatherings and movements.
Among states, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Odisha, Haryana, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Puducherry have full lockdown in place.
Even in other states such as Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, J&K, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Leh, Tripura and Himachal Pradesh, there are restrictions in place. But they are not as stringent as full lockdown.
While states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala have been giving cash handouts and food packets to the ration cardholders, other states are yet to announce welfare schemes to cushion the blow of lockdown on the vulnerable sections of the population.
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