<span style="color: #222222;">In Chhattisgarh, now e-pass will not be mandatory for travel within or out of the state. The state government has issued an order stating that essentially e-pass for inter-state or intra-state movement has been abolished. However, to control the spread of corona infection, e-pass can be used voluntarily for the purpose of contact tracing, so that the record of travel history can be kept.<br />''<br />''However, the guidelines regarding Quarantine of fourteen days for the persons coming to Chhattisgarh from other states will remain in force.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the number of Corona positive cases in Chhattisgarh breached the 20 thousand mark.<br />''<br />''The state reported 704 fresh COVID-19 cases yesterday, while seven infected people succumbed, taking the tally of confirmed cases in the state to 20,918.<br />''<br />''According to the state health department, Chhattisgarh has now 7,790 active cases, as 12,931 people have been discharged after recovery, while 197 have died so far.<br />''<br />''Similarly, the Puducherry administration has abolished the e-pass system as per the orders of the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to a notification of the Puducherry government, there is no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods.<br />''<br />''No separate permission or approval, e-pass will be required for such movements as per the MHA order.<br />''<br />''It may be noted that an e-pass system was introduced in all the states in the country following the outbreak of CoronaVirus pandemic, to contain infection of the virus.</span><br />