Rajasthan goes into lockdown on May 10: What is allowed and what is not

Rajasthan will go into a strict lockdown from May 10 to May 24, the state government has announced.

Restrictions will come into force at 5 am on May 10, and will continue till 5 am of May 24. Only essential services will be allowed during this period, the govt said.

The decision comes amid rapidly rising coronavirus cases in the state. A number of other states have already gone in for similar lockdown to curb the spread of the virus.


Intra-state travel — between districts, cities and villages — will be prohibited.

For people entering the state from other states, negative RT-PCR test report will be compulsory. Anyone who fails to produce a negative report will be quarantined for 15 days.

Marriages as well as any event associated with weddings will only be permitted after May 31, the order said. Court marriages, however, will be allowed. Small-scale home weddings "with not more than 11 attendants" will also be permitted.

Special buses will run for construction sector and factory workers.

MGNREGA work will be stopped for the time being in view of reports of a fast rise in cases from the hinterlands.

Religious places will be kept closed.

Separate guidelines will be announced for attendants of Covid patients, the order said.