201 | August 24 | Corporate Affairs | Businesses
| CSR Rules amended to expand CSR policy to include medical research undertaken in the normal course of business and COVID research. | |
202 | August 23 | Food Distribution | Government
| Directions to States/UTs to include all eligible disabled persons under the National Food Security Act 2013 | |
203 | August 23 | Media | Businesses
| Ministry of Information and Broadcasting releases SOP on preventive measures for Media Production to contain spread of COVID-19. Face masks to be mandatory for entire cast and crew, except for actors in front of the camera. | |
204 | August 22 | International Travel | Citizens
| SOPs for international travel under Vande Bharat mission and Air Transport Bubble arrangements | |
205 | August 22 | Technology | Businesses
| Aarogya Setu introduces Open API Service to enable organizations to check the status of Arogya Setu and integrate it into its various Work from Home features | |
206 | August 21 | Legislature | Citizens
| Guidelines for Conduct of General Election/Bye election during COVID-19 | |
207 | August 20 | Education | Government
| Virtual inspection to be carried out for schools which have registered for an upgradation to Senior/Senior Secondary. For other schools, the required inspection (under the Affiliation Bye Laws, 2018) has been withdrawn due to COVID-19. | |
208 | August 19 | Education | Citizens
| In view of the current scenario, the PGDM / MBA institutions are allowed to admit the students on the basis of marks obtained in qualifying examination instead of the CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT or GMAT examination as these examinations could not be conducted in many states. This is a one time option only for the AY 2020-21. | |
209 | August 19 | Education | Citizens
| MHRD publishes Students Learning Enhancement Guidelines. The guidelines (report) contains findings of the survey undertaken by NCERT in various schools regarding opinion on digital education. | |
210 | August 19 | Financial System | Businesses
| Guidelines on Credit Guarantee Scheme for Subordinate Debt for stressed MSMEs | |
211 | August 17 | Education | Citizens
| UGC requests institutes to temporary deploy RT-PCT testing machines for COVID testing. | |
212 | August 13 | Education | Citizens
| AICTE revises the academic calendar issued earlier for technical institutes. For newly admitted students, the last date for commencement of classes will be November 1, 2020. | |
213 | August 13 | Education | Citizens
| UGC releases precautions to be taken by students before enrolling in Open Distance Learning programmes. Students must check the status of recognition of the institution and take caution against admission in prohibited ODL courses (engineering, law, medicine). | |
214 | August 13 | Energy | Businesses
| Timeline extension for scheduled commissioning date of renewable energy projects in wake of COVID 19 | |
215 | August 10 | Education | Citizens
| AICTE issues instructions for institutions to: (i) provide all library and software facilities for students from their homes if online classes are being held and (ii) refund the fee of students after cancellation of admission within stipulated time failing which action will be taken as per the prevailing rules. | |
216 | August 7 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| Updated guidelines for domestic travel | |
217 | August 6 | Education | Citizens
| CBSE will hold the compartment examinations as per the SOP released by the MHRD for conduct of examinations | |
218 | August 6 | Financial System | Citizens
| Increase in permissible value of loan to value ratio for loans against gold to ease impact of COVID on households and small businesses | |
219 | August 6 | Financial System | Businesses
| Resolution framework for COVID related stressed assets of banks | |
220 | August 6 | Financial System | Businesses
| Guidelines for restructuring of loans of MSMEs affected by COVID | |
221 | August 5 | Financial System | Businesses
| Relaxation on requirement of physical signatures for sales of pure risk insurance products till Dec 31, 2020 | |
222 | August 4 | Financial System | Businesses
| Relaxation from submission of hard copy of quarterly regulatory returns till March 31, 2021 | |
223 | August 4 | Financial System | Businesses
| Circular permitting issuance of electronic insurance policies in FY 2020-21 due to COVID | |
224 | August 3 | Education | Citizens
| Revision in schedule of SWAYAM (MOOC portal) in view of COVID-19. The end-term examinations for the January 2020 semester for credit transferable courses would be held in September 2020. | |
225 | August 3 | Education | Citizens
| MHRD releases the NCERT eight-week alternative academic calendar for upper primary stage developed | |
226 | August 3 | Health | Businesses
| Guidelines on preventative measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Yoga institutes and gyms. | |
227 | August 2 | International Travel | Citizens
| Revised guidelines on international arrivals | |
228 | August 2 | International Travel | Citizens
| Revised guidelines for international arrivals | |
229 | August 1 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| Air India FAQs on Evacuation Flight Bookings | |
230 | July 31 | Education | Citizens
| In view of COVID-19, UGC has constituted an Expert Committee to map existing massive open online courses and identify gap areas where courses need to be developed under SWAYAM e-learning portal. EoI for higher education institutes and academicians on developing MOOCs issued. | |
231 | July 31 | International Travel | Citizens
| Air India Express Guidelines for Travel to Gulf Countries, Singapore and Malaysia | |
232 | July 30 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| AAI State-wise quarantine regulations v35 | |
233 | July 30 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| State-wise quarantine regulations as of July 30, 2020 | |
234 | July 29 | Education | Citizens
| Guidelines regarding physical verification of schools for affiliation for the year 2020-21 | |
235 | July 29 | Financial System | Businesses
| Extension of time for submission of financial results for the quarter/half year/financial year ended 30 June, 2020 upto September 15, up from August 14 deadline earlier.
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236 | July 29 | Law and Order | Citizens
| Unlock 3.0 guidelines issued (in force until August 31, 2020) | |
237 | July 29 | Taxation | Citizens
| Deadline for filing income tax return for assessment year 2019-20 extended to September 30, 2020, through the Taxation and Other Laws Ordinance | |
238 | July 28 | Education | Citizens
| MHRD released the India Report on Digital Education. The report details the methods adopted by central government and respective state governments for promotion of digital learning. | |
239 | July 28 | Health | Citizens
| Information on COVID-19 and tobacco use | |
240 | July 28 | Trade and Commerce | Businesses
| Export of surgical masks moved from 'prohibited' to 'restricted' list; export of face shields moved to 'free' list. | |
241 | July 27 | Financial System | Businesses
| SEBI has extended relaxation in from buy-back and takeover regulations of SEBI to registered stock exchanges and merchant bankers till December 31. | |
242 | July 24 | Financial System | Businesses
| SEBI has extended the one time relaxation from enforcement of rights issue from the Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2018 due to COVID-19 till December 31. | |
243 | July 24 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| The validity of sector classification and air fare band extended | |
244 | July 24 | Travel and Movement | Businesses
| The validity of restrictions on domestic flight operations extended. | |
245 | July 23 | Energy | Businesses
| Compliance deadline extended for self certification for inverters | |
246 | July 23 | Financial System | Citizens
| Restrictions imposed on procurement from neighboring countries will not be applicable to medical supplies related to COVID-19, till December 31, 2020 | |
247 | July 22 | International Travel | Citizens
| India has created transport bubbles with USA, France and Germany. | |
248 | July 22 | Technology | Businesses
| Extension to submit letter of compliance for grant of ISP authorisation under Unified and VNO licence | |
249 | July 21 | Technology | Businesses
| Relaxations to Other Service Providers (ITES/BPO) in conditions for work from home facility extended upto December 31, 2020 | |
250 | July 20 | Education | Citizens
| Inauguration of various activities under MANODARPAN initiative | |
251 | July 20 | Trade and Commerce | Businesses
| Revised procedure for application for export of PPE | |
252 | July 18 | Education | Citizens
| Update from universities regarding terminal semester and final year examinations, as per the revised guidelines by UGC | |
253 | July 17 | Environment | Citizens
| Revision 4 of Guidelines for Handling, Treatment and Disposal of Waste Generated during Treatment/Diagnosis/ Quarantine of COVID-19 Patients | |
254 | July 17 | Health | Citizens
| Guidelines for setting up of COVID-19 care facilities in gated residential communities by RWAs, residential societies, or NGOs. | |
255 | July 17 | Health | Citizens
| Advisory for RWAs on COVID-19 management in gated residential communities. | |
256 | July 14 | Education | Citizens
| MHRD releases guidelines recommending a cap on duration and number of online sessions in a day for students from Class I to XII. For classes 1 to 8, online classes may be undertaken for not more than two sessions of 30-45 minutes each. | |
257 | July 14 | Financial Aid | Miscellaneous
| Discount in premium for Corona Kavach workers for healthcare workers | |
258 | July 13 | Trade and Commerce | Businesses
| Export policy of textile raw materials for masks and overalls prohibited under an order on March 19, 2020 is partially reversed such that certain non-woven materials can be freely exported | |
259 | July 13 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| Extension of the validity of Recruitment & Placement of Seafarers License (RPSL) and audit of RPSL in view of Covid-19 outbreak | |
260 | July 12 | Trade and Commerce | Businesses
| Three months extension for reimport of cut and polished diamonds without payment of basic customs duty and IGST | |
261 | July 10 | Corporate Affairs | Miscellaneous
| Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Online Delivery of Educational Course and Continuing Professional Education by Insolvency Professional Agencies and Registered Valuers Organisations) Guidelines, 2020 | |
262 | July 10 | Education | Citizens
| Amendments to DGS training circular related to common entrance test and online counselling for marine engineering courses | |
263 | July 10 | Health | Citizens
| Corona Kavach Policy to provide health insurance for COVID has been designed by IRDAI; will be issued as a standard policy by public and private insurance providers | |
264 | July 9 | Food Distribution | Government
| Distribution period for free food grains under Atma Nirbhar Bharat for Migrant labourers extended till August 31, 2020 | |
265 | July 9 | Food Distribution | Government
| Advisory to states on additional Allocation of food-grains under PMGKY | |
266 | July 8 | Defence | Citizens
| Ministry of Defence has decided to reimburse the cost of pulse oximeter purchased by the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) beneficiaries. | |
267 | July 8 | Education | Citizens
| UGC issues Standard Operating Procedure for conduct of examinations. | |
268 | July 8 | Education | Citizens
| MHA permission to conduct exams in universities and institutions, guided by SOPs issued by Health Ministry | |
269 | July 8 | Financial Aid | Citizens
| Extension of PF benefits towards contribution under PMGKY for an additional three months from June to August | |
270 | July 8 | Financial Aid | Citizens
| Cabinet approves extension of free of cost refills for PMUY consumers under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana | |
271 | July 8 | Financial Aid | Businesses
| Cabinet approves extension of EPF contributions by the government started under the PMGKY for 3 more months until August | |
272 | July 7 | Education | Citizens
| AICTE issues revised academic calendar for 2020-21. The classes may be started in online / offline (class room) or blended mode (online + offline) following the standard operating procedure. | |
273 | July 7 | Education | Citizens
| 30 day extension for schools to submit compliance applications under the Affiliated Bye Laws 2018. | |
274 | July 7 | Education | Citizens
| UGC issues revised guidelines on examinations and academic calendar for universities in view of COVID-19. The universities are required to completed the examinations by September 2020. | |
275 | July 7 | Education | Citizens
| The Central Board of Secondary Education rationalises syllabus for class 9-12 by up to 30% for the academic year 2002-21 in view of COVID-19. | |
276 | July 7 | Financial System | Businesses
| SEBI provides further extension of timelines for certain compliance requirements for issuers of Municipal Debt Securities. | |
277 | July 7 | Travel and Movement | Businesses
| Extension of validity of ship sanitation certificate for Indian registered vessels | |
278 | July 6 | Financial System | Government
| World Bank and GoI sign an agreement for $750 million for Emergency Response Programme for MSMEs. | |
279 | July 6 | Financial System | Businesses
| Extension of timeline for finalisation of audited accounts for NBFCs | |
280 | July 4 | Health | Businesses
| Guidelines for provision of mental healthcare during COVID-19. | |
281 | July 3 | Education | Citizens
| MHRD postpones examination dates of NEET and JEE Mains and Advance | |
282 | July 3 | Health | Government
| Updated clinical management protocol for COVID-19. | |
283 | July 3 | Labour and Employment | Government
| SOPs for training institutes of the central and state governments as part of UNLOCK measures | |
284 | July 3 | Technology | Government
| Compilation of notifications issued by the Department of Biotechnology for the Rapid Response Regulatory Framework for COVID-19 | |
285 | July 3 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| Extension of period of validity of nautical discipline examination functions due to the Covid-19 Pandemic | |
286 | July 3 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| One- time Amnesty Scheme for candidates who acquired false or forged certificates from Maritime Training Institutes without attending classes | |
287 | July 2 | Education | Citizens
| MHRD releases 8 weeks' alternative academic calendar for Primary stage. | |
288 | July 2 | Health | Businesses
| Revised guidelines for home isolation of very mild, pre-symptomatic, and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. | |
289 | July 1 | Financial System | Businesses
| Eligibility criteria and other details for the special liquidity scheme for NBFCs/HFCs | |
290 | July 1 | Financial System | Businesses
| Extension of deadline for regulatory filings for REITs, InvITs under SEBI Regulations from June 30 to July 31 | |
291 | June 30 | Education | Citizens
| Guidelines for teachers and faculty members during Unlock-2. Faculty and teachers should be permitted and advised to work from home till July 31, 2020. | |
292 | June 30 | Energy | Citizens
| Extension of deadline for comments on Draft Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2020 | |
293 | June 30 | Food Distribution | Citizens
| PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana extended for another five months, till November 2020 | |
294 | June 30 | Health | Government
| Engagement of medical professionals over and above the vacancy in Indian Railways Health Service to contain the spread of COVID-19 | |
295 | June 30 | Taxation | Businesses
| Waiver/ limit on late fee for persons filing their GST monthly returns after the extended deadlines | |
296 | June 30 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| Extending validity of certificates of seafarers whose certificates are expiring after December 31, 2020 but intend to join the ships on or before October 31, 2020 | |
297 | June 29 | Law and Order | Citizens
| Lockdown extended in containment zones up to July 31; more activities re-opened in UNLOCK 2.0 | |
298 | June 29 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| "Passengers required to declare that they have not tested COVID-19 positive in last three weeks for domestic air travel" | |
299 | June 27 | Taxation | Citizens
| Extension of time limit for various compliances related to GST, Central Excise, and Customs, through the Taxation and Other Laws Ordinance | |
300 | June 26 | Education | Citizens
| Further extension of date of application/submission of Compliance by schools seeking affiliation from CBSE till July 31, 2020. | |
301 | June 26 | Financial System | Businesses
| Relaxation of time gap between two board / Audit Committee meetings of listed entities owing to the CoVID-19 pandemic. | |
302 | June 26 | Financial System | Businesses
| Extension of change in SLR ratio for banks (announced in March 2020) for another 3 months. | |
303 | June 26 | Financial System | Businesses
| Extension of reduction in CRR ratio for banks (announced in March 2020) for another 3 months. | |
304 | June 26 | Financial System | Businesses
| Guidelines on COVID standard health insurance policy. The policy term should be a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 12 months, and should cover hospitalisation expenses. | |
305 | June 26 | International Travel | Citizens
| Scheduled international commercial passenger services to and from India will remain suspended till July 15, 2020 | |
306 | June 25 | Education | Citizens
| Cancellation of CBSE examinations scheduled for July 2020. Assessment of students will be based on an assessment scheme (depending on number of examinations appeared by students). | |
307 | June 25 | Education | Citizens
| The Centre Teacher Eligibility Test scheduled for July 2020 has been postponed by CBSE | |
308 | June 25 | Financial System | Businesses
| Further extension of time for submission of Annual Secretarial Compliance Report by listed entities due to the continuing impact of the CoVID-19 pandemic
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309 | June 25 | Financial System | Businesses
| Advisory on COVID 19-related Phishing Attack Campaign by Malicious Actors | |
310 | June 25 | Health | Citizens
| NITI Aayog launches behaviour change campaign called ‘Navigating the New Normal’ focusing on COVID safe behaviours such as wearing of masks | |
311 | June 25 | Trade and Commerce | Businesses
| Extension of three months in time limit for re-import of cut and polished diamonds at zero duty | |
312 | June 24 | Financial System | Businesses
| Further extension of time for submission of financial results for the quarter/half year/financialyear ending 31st March 2020 due tothe continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic | |
313 | June 24 | Taxation | Businesses
| Revised deadlines for filing GST monthly returns and waiver of interest and late fee for certain time period | |
314 | June 24 | Taxation | Citizens
| Extension of time limit for various compliances under the Income Tax Act, through the Taxation and Other Laws Ordinance | |
315 | June 23 | Administrative Services | Citizens
| One-time relaxation to allotters of GPRA (General Pool Residential Accommodation) in view of Novel Coronavirus(Covid-19) | |
316 | June 23 | Financial System | Government
| Revised expenditure limits specified for certain ministries/ departments for the Apr-Jun quarter will be continued in the Jul-Sep quarter | |
317 | June 23 | Financial System | Businesses
| Guidelines on introduction of short term health insurance policies providing coverage for COVID-19 disease | |
318 | June 23 | Financial System | Businesses
| Temporary relaxation in processing of documents pertaining to FPIs due to COVID-19 | |
319 | June 23 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| Indian Railways to give full refund for all tickets booked on or prior to 14th April 2020 for regular time tabled trains | |
320 | June 22 | Education | Citizens
| UGC has Extended the tenure of Schemes | |
321 | June 22 | Trade and Commerce | Businesses
| Amendment in export policy of personal protection equipment | |
322 | June 22 | Travel and Movement | Businesses
| Additional guidelines for management of airline crew due to COVID-19 outbreak | |
323 | June 20 | Labour and Employment | Citizens
| Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan Campaign launched to empower and provide livelihood opportunities in areas witnessing large number of returnee migrant workers affected by COVID-19 | |
324 | June 19 | Financial Aid | Citizens
| Scheme of Special Micro-Credit Facility launched for Street Vendors (PM SVANidhi) | |
325 | June 19 | Financial Aid | Businesses
| Relaxation in timelines for compliance with regulatory requirements such as client funding reporting and reporting for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications | |
326 | June 19 | Financial System | Government
| USD 750 million loan signed with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for COVID-19 active response and expenditure support programme | |
327 | June 19 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| Extension of validity of recurrent dangerous good regulations training due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
328 | June 18 | Financial System | Businesses
| Regulatory measures announced by SEBI in March 2020 such as increase in the minimum required margin rate for stocks will continue till July 30, 2020. | |
329 | June 18 | Health | Businesses
| Advisory for managing Health care workers working in COVID and Non-COVID areas of the hospital | |
330 | June 18 | Trade and Commerce | Businesses
| Prohibition on export of Hydroxychloroquine and its formulations removed | |
331 | June 17 | Corporate Affairs | Businesses
| Scheme for relaxation of time for filing charge creation or modification forms | |
332 | June 16 | Health | Government
| Preventive measures to be taken in the Ministry for COVID prevention | |
333 | June 15 | Corporate Affairs | Businesses
| Extension of time for conducting EGM till September 30 | |
334 | June 13 | Health | Citizens
| Revised protocol for clinical managment of COVID-19 | |
335 | June 12 | Defence | Businesses
| Ministry of Defence extends the capital acquisition deliveries of domestic manufactures by four months in view of COVID-19. | |
336 | June 12 | Education | Citizens
| Facilitation of study on impact of COVID-19 and H1N1 virus on universities and colleges | |
337 | June 12 | Law and Order | Citizens
| Application of night curfew to commercial transportation and persons travelling | |
338 | June 12 | Taxation | Businesses
| Various relief measures provided regarding GST compliances extended till September 30 by the GST Council | |
339 | June 12 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| Measures to be taken by States/ UTs/ Cities/Metro Rail Companies in view of COVID-19 for providing urban transport services | |
340 | June 12 | Travel and Movement | Government
| Measures to be taken by States/ UT’s/ Cities/Metro Rail Companies in view of COVID-19 for providing urban transport services | |
341 | June 10 | Trade and Commerce | Businesses
| Amendment in export policy of diagnostic kits, laboratory reagents, and diagnostic apparatus | |
342 | June 10 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| State-wise quarantine regulations | |
343 | June 9 | Education | Citizens
| NCERT to launch a TV channel for e-learning content for class 1-12 | |
344 | June 9 | Financial System | Businesses
| Compliance relaxation from certain provisions of SEBI such as Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2018 in view of COVID-19. | |
345 | June 9 | Taxation | Businesses
| E-way bills generated before March 25 and expiring after March 19 will be deemed to be extended till June 30 | |
346 | June 9 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| Rescheduling and curtailing of medical appointments for civil air crew in view of COVID outbreak | |
347 | June 9 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| Validity of motor vehicle documents further extended till 30th September, 2020 | |
348 | June 8 | Financial System | Miscellaneous
| Ministry of Finance has invited suggestions for decriminalisation of certain offences under financial acts (such as the RBI Act or Payment and Settlements Act) as part of COVID19 response strategy to improve business sentinment and attract investors. | |
349 | June 8 | Financial System | Businesses
| Compliance relaxation from certain provisions of SEBI such as Issue and Listing of Debt Securities Regulations, 2008 and Non-Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares Regulations, 2013 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
350 | June 8 | Travel and Movement | Businesses
| Wildlife hazard management at airports | |
351 | June 7 | International Travel | Citizens
| Standard Operating Procedure for repatriation of foreign seafarers from Alang port, Gujarat | |
352 | June 5 | Corporate Affairs | Businesses
| IBC (Amendment) Ordinance promulgated to prohibit CIRP insolvency application for any defaults after March 25, 2020 up to 6 months/1 year | |
353 | June 5 | Travel and Movement | Businesses
| Extension of validity of NOC for scheduled/non scheduled air transport services | |
354 | June 4 | Administrative Services | Businesses
| Standard Operating Procedure for preventative measures to be taken in offices to contain the spread of COVID-19. | |
355 | June 4 | Administrative Services | Citizens
| Standard Operating Procedure for preventative measures to be taken in religious places and places of workship to contain the spread of COVID-19. | |
356 | June 4 | Administrative Services | Businesses
| Standard Operating Procedure for preventative measures to be taken in restaurants to contain the spread of COVID-19. | |
357 | June 4 | Administrative Services | Businesses
| Standard Operating Procedure for preventative measures to be taken in shopping malls to contain the spread of COVID-19. | |
358 | June 4 | Administrative Services | Businesses
| Standard Operating Procedure for preventative measures to be taken in hotels and hospitality units to contain the spread of COVID-19. | |
359 | June 4 | Financial System | Government
| In view of COVID-19, for prudent use of financial resources, the department of expenditure has directed that no new proposal for a scheme should be initiated for FY 2020-21, except the proposals under PM Garib Kalyan Yojana and Aatmabirbhar Scheme. | |
360 | June 4 | Financial System | Businesses
| Relaxation in compliance with requirements for Alternative Investment Funds and Venture Capital Funds. | |
361 | June 4 | Financial System | Businesses
| Extension of timeline for compliance with various payment system requirements (such as regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways) | |
362 | June 3 | Education | Citizens
| MHRD releases alternative academic calendar for class 9 and class 10. | |
363 | June 3 | Health | Businesses
| Guidelines to minimise spread of COVID-19 amongst medical personnel delivering and patients seeking ear, nose, throat (ENT) services. | |
364 | June 3 | Health | Citizens
| Central services medical attendant beneficiaries may purchase medication for chronic diseases from their local pharmacies till July 31, 2020 based on prescriptions already held by the beneficiaries. Medical claims for reimbursements may be submitted to the relevant Ministry/Department/Organisation by the beneficiary. | |
365 | June 3 | Travel and Movement | Businesses
| Measures announced for providing relief to the contractors, concessionaires and developers of road sector affected due to COVID-19. | |
366 | June 2 | Education | Citizens
| CBSE releases guidelines for conduct of board examinations for Class X and XII. Guidelines include eligibility and criteria for change of examination centres, among other instructions. | |
367 | June 1 | Agriculture and Food Processing | Businesses
| Cabinet approves extension of benefits of Interest Subvention and Prompt Repayment Incentive schemes for short term crop loans. Farmers whose loan repayment date lies between March 01, 2020 and May 31, 2020 can repay till end of August without any penal interest. | |
368 | June 1 | Education | Citizens
| CBSE resumes tele-counselling services for students from June 1 to July 15, in view of board examinations in the month of July. | |
369 | June 1 | Education | Citizens
| CBSE resumes tele-counselling services for students from June 1 to July 15, in view of board examinations in the month of July. | |
370 | June 1 | Financial Aid | Citizens
| Scheme guidelines for PM Street Vendors Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) | |
371 | June 1 | Financial System | Businesses
| Cabinet approves revised definition of MSMEs as announced under the Atmanirbhar Scheme. Further, Rs 20,000 crore debt package and Rs 50,000 crore capital infusion for MSMEs approved. | |
372 | June 1 | Trade and Commerce | Businesses
| Export of Alcohol based hand sanitizers in containers with dispensor pumps to remain prohibited; alcohol based hand sanitizers in all other packaging forms to be freely exportable | |
373 | June 1 | Trade and Commerce | Businesses
| Export of Alcohol based hand sanitizers in containers with dispenser pumps to remain prohibited; alcohol based hand sanitizers in all other packaging forms to be freely exportable | |
374 | June 1 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| Requirement for aviation personnel to submit undertakings when reporting for duty in the absence of breath analyser tests. | |
375 | June 1 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| Visa and travel restrictions for certain categories of foreign nationals relaxed | |
376 | May 30 | Law and Order | Citizens
| Lockdown extended in containment zones up to June 30; prohibited activities to be re-opened in phased manner in areas outside containment zones | |
377 | May 30 | Technology | Government
| 16 bio-repositories established for collecting, storing and maintaining clinical samples of COVID-19 patients for the purpose of research. | |
378 | May 29 | Agriculture and Food Processing | Businesses
| Gives sugar mills a one-month extension to utilise their monthly sale quota for the month of May | |
379 | May 29 | Media | Businesses
| Advisory by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to broadcaster and TV serial producers to clear dues of persons engaged in business | |
380 | May 28 | Trade and Commerce | Businesses
| Export Policy of Paracetamol API changed from restricted to free | |
381 | May 27 | Education | Citizens
| Considering that many students have moved to their home place in view of COVID-19, CBSE has directed that students may take the CBSE examination from a different district from their examination centre. | |
382 | May 27 | Health | Government
| Guidelines on provision of reproductive, maternal, new born, child, and adolescent nutrition services during and post-COVID-19. | |
383 | May 27 | Health | Businesses
| Advisory on re-use of eye protection. | |
384 | May 26 | Corporate Affairs | Businesses
| PMCARES Fund included in the list of CSR eligible activities under the Companies Act, 2013 | |
385 | May 26 | Health | Businesses
| Proto-type samples for PPE coveralls are now being tested in nine authorised labs. | |
386 | May 26 | International Travel | Businesses
| SOP for private aircraft and charter operations on international sectors | |
387 | May 26 | Technology | Businesses
| Department of biotechnology publishes rapid response regulatory framework for COVID-19 vaccine development. The framework has been developed for fast tracking processing of applications relating to vaccine development. | |
388 | May 26 | Technology | Citizens
| The source code for the Aarogya Setu application has been made public. | |
389 | May 26 | Trade and Commerce | Businesses
| Validity of approval and certifications of hotels and other accommodation units whose project approvals/reapprovals and have expired/are likely to expire during the period March 24 to June 29 are deemed to be extended till June 30. | |
390 | May 24 | International Travel | Citizens
| Guidelines for international arrivals. | |
391 | May 24 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| Guidelines for inter-state domestic travel by air, train, or bus. | |
392 | May 24 | Travel and Movement | Citizens
| Details of operationalising RCS-UDAN flights (regional connectivity scheme) | |
393 | May 23 | Financial Aid | Citizens
| Welfare scheme for seafarers and their families who suffer from COVID-19 | |
394 | May 23 | Financial System | Businesses
| As a one time measure, RBI has increased the limit of a banks exposure to a group of connected counterparties from 25% to 30% of the eligible capital base of the bank. | |
395 | May 23 | Financial System | Businesses
| RBI increases maximum permissible period of pre-shipment and post-shipment export credit sanctioned by banks from one year to 15 months, for disbursements made upto July 31, 2020. | |
396 | May 22 | Financial System | Businesses
| RBI has increased the time period for which remittances have to be completed against normal imports (except gold or jewellery) from 6 months to 12 months for imports made till July 31, 2020. | |
397 | May 22 | Financial System | Citizens
| Monetary Policy Committee reduces policy rates by 40 basis points, repo rate revised from 4.4% to 4% and reverse repo rate revised from 3.75% to 3.3%, to continue with the accommodative stance given the situation due to pandemic | |
398 | May 22 | Financial System | Citizens
| RBI issues Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies announcing measures to further ease financial stress caused by COVID-19 disruptions; among other measures, term loan moratorium to be extended by another three months | |
399 | May 22 | Health | Businesses
| Revised advisory on use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment. | |
400 | May 22 | International Travel | Citizens
| Limited relaxations for stranded OCIs to travel to India | |