Unlock 4.0: Social, political, religious, other gatherings with upto 100 people allowed from Sep 21
Unlock 4.0 Guidelines: Social, political, religious functions and other congregations will be permitted with a ceiling of 100 people with effect from September 21 as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced Unlock 4.0 guidelines, allowing more activities outside the containment zones.
MHA in its new Unlock 4.0 guidelines said, "Social/ academic/ sports/ entertainment/ cultural/ religious/ political functions and other congregations will be permitted with a ceiling of 100 persons, with effect from 21st September 2020. However, such limited gatherings can be held with mandatory wearing of face masks, social distancing, provision for thermal scanning and hand wash or sanitizer."
The new guidelines issued by MHA said that marriage-related gatherings with number of guests not exceeding 50 and funeral or last rites related gatherings with number of persons not exceeding 20 will continue to be allowed upto September 20 2020, after which the ceiling of 100 persons will apply, the government said.
However, such social, academic, sports, entertainment, cultural, religious and political functions or gatherings can be held with mandatory wearing of face masks, social distancing, provision for thermal scanning and hand wash or sanitizer, the government said.
The Unlock 4.0 guidelines are based on feedback received from States and UTs, and extensive consultations held with related Central Ministries and Departments, the MHA said in a statement.
