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LOCKDOWN 2020. The Nation wide lockdown was a sudden order imposed by the Government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a period of 21 days, limiting movement of the entire 1.3 billion population of India as a preventive measure against the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India and to wisely cope up with the then predicament. It was ordered after a 14-hour voluntary public curfew on 22 March, followed by enforcement of a series of regulations in the country's COVID-19 affected regions.The lockdown was placed when the number of confirmed positive coronavirus cases in India got beyond 500. The Government of India confirmed that India's first case of Coronavirus disease 2019 on 30 January 2020 in the state of Kerala, when a university student from Wuhan travelled back to the state.As the number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases closed 500, PM Modi on 19 March, asked all citizens to observe 'Janata Curfew' (people's curfew) from 7 am to 9 pm on Sunday, 22 March. At the end of the curfew, Modi had said: "Janata Curfew is just the beginning of a long battle against COVID-19". Following this while addressing the nation second time, on 24 March, he announced the nationwide lockdown from midnight of that day, for a period of 21 days. He said that the only solution to control the spread of coronavirus is breaking the cycle of transmission by social distancing. He also added that the lockdown will be enforced more strictly than the Janata Curfew. The Janata curfew was a 14-hour curfew (7am-9pm) that was scheduled for 22 March 2020, prior to the total lockdown. Everyone except people of 'essential services' such as police, medical services, media, home delivery professionals and firefighters were needed to take part in the curfew. People belonging to National Cadet Corps and National Service Scheme were to enforce the curfew in the country. The lockdown restricts people from stepping out of their homes.However people were seen breaching the lockdown and not following social distancing. During the lockdown period, all transport services including roadways, airways and railways were suspended with exceptions for transportation of essential goods, fire, police and emergency services. Educational institutions, Industrial establishments and hospitality services were also suspended. Services such as food shops, banks and ATMs, petrol pumps, other essentials and their manufacturing were exempted.The Home Ministry announced that anyone who fails to follow the restrictions can face up to a year in jail. On the first day of the lockdown, nearly all services and factories were suspended.People were hurrying to stock essentials in some parts.Arrests across the states were made for violating norms of lockdown such as venturing out for no emergency, opening businesses and home quarantine violations. The government held meetings with e-commerce websites and vendors to ensure a seamless supply of essential goods across the nation during the lockdown period.Several states announced relief funds for the poor and affected people while the central government was finalising a stimulus package. On 26 March, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced ₹ 170,000 crore stimulus package to help those affected by the lockdown.The package was aimed to provide food security measures for poor households through direct cash transfers, free cereals and cooking gas for three months.It also provided insurance coverage for medical personnel. On 27 March, the Reserve Bank of India announced a slew of measures to help mitigate the economic impacts of the lockdown. Prior to the announcement of the nationwide lockdown, on Mar… Hafsa 9D കാർമൽ ജി എച് എസ് എസ് തിരുവനന്തപുരം സൗത്ത് ഉപജില്ല തിരുവനന്തപുരം അക്ഷരവൃക്ഷം പദ്ധതി, 2020 ലേഖനം  സാങ്കേതിക പരിശോധന - sheelukumards തീയ്യതി: 21/ 04/ 2020 >> രചനാവിഭാഗം - ലേഖനം