<span style="color: #222222;">In Gujarat, the government announced various decisions to ensure smooth flow of essential commodities to the citizens during 21 days lockdown.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Briefing the media, Secretary to CM Ashwini Kumar said the state government has decided to allow the offline distribution of ration through fair price shops in the state which will facilitate people to get the ration without biometric verification. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The government also declared seeds, fertilizers and pesticides as essential commodities to help farmers to purchase them as per their requirement.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Kumar said the government has also started a helpline 1077 to ensure food supply to the workers and labourers of other states who are living in the state. He added that the government will coordinate with the other state governments to provide food and shelter facility to the Gujarati tourists stranded during lockdown.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, more than 3 thousand 500 people have contributed to the CM relief fund to fight against Covid 19.</span><br />''