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SME Times News Bureau | 06 Apr, 2020
The Central government on Sunday directed the states to prepare a
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to ensure inter-state movement of
pharmaceutical employees, while maintaining proper protocols and social
distancing.
The order comes amid reports that some pockets in
various states have been creating hurdles despite the government's April
3 order to exempt the pharmaceutical manufacturing units from the
21-day lockdown period.
To address the problems of such
pharmaceutical firms, Joint Secretary, Home, Punya Salila Srivastava
said that Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Sunday wrote to the states
concerned to extend complete support to such manufacturing units in
their respective areas.
"The Home Secretary has written to the
Chief Secretaries of all states and asked them to prepare a Standard
Operating Procedure (SOP) with proper protocols and social distancing to
ensure inter-state movement of employees working in pharmaceutical
units.
"Our detailed guidelines on April 3 allow for the
inter-state movement of the employees of those sectors as well," she
said at a press briefing.
"As per the guidelines, the
manufacturing and movement of essential items and their raw materials is
permitted. The government has given permission for the manufacturing
and packaging of essential goods like pharmaceuticals, medical devices
and their raw materials in the guideline."
Srivastava also said
that the Home Ministry has appointed area officers for various states
who resolve essential supply related matters if any such arises.
"For this, they consult concerned authorities so that there is no problem in the movement supply of essential items."
She
also said that inter-state cargo movement has already been allowed and
that Indian Railways has been making all efforts to ensure that there is
no shortage of sugar, salt and edible oil for consumption of the common
man during the nationwide lockdown. The loading, transportation and
unloading of these essential commodities has been in progress in full
swing during this period.
During the last 13 days from March 23
to April 4, Railways loaded and carried 1,342 wagons of sugar, 958
wagons of salt and 378 wagons or tanks of edible oil. One wagon contains
58-60 ton consignment.
Indian Railways has also said that the
freight movement is being closely monitored by officials at a very
senior level and issues which were earlier being faced by Railways at
many terminal points in loading and unloading operations are being
effectively resolved.
Indian Railways, along with the Ministry
of Home Affairs, is keeping in touch with state governments to sort out
any such operational issue if they arise, the Railways said.
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