<span style="color: #222222;">The Home Ministry has included few more relaxations in it's guidelines issued last week. Facilities for export-import such as Pack houses, inspection and treatment facilities for seeds and horticulture produce have been added to the range of agricultural activities allowed during the lockdown. Research Establishments dealing with the agriculture and horticulture activities and Inter and intra State movement of planting materials and honey bee colonies, honey and other beehive products have also been added to the list of activities permissible. Under the set of relaxations given to commercial outlets and private establishments, shops of educational books for students and shops of electric fans are the new additions. The Home Ministry has also allowed Sign-on and sign-off of Indian Seafarers at Indian Ports and their movement in this regard shall be allowed as per the standard protocol.<br />''<br />''Activities and offices related with forestry plantation including Silviculture operations have also been permitted under the graded relaxation measure by the centre after evaluating all concerns.<br />''<br />''The Centre has clarified that caregivers of senior citizens residing with them, prepaid mobile recharge utilities and food processing units in urban areas have been exempted from the lockdown imposed to fight COVID-19.  The Home Ministry has written to Chief Secretaries of all States in this regard. The Ministry also said, the food processing units like bread factories, milk processing plants, flour mills and dal mills in urban areas are also exempted from lockdown. He asked the States to inform district authorities and agencies, in this regard.  In his letter, the Home Ministry also  emphasized that social distancing norms for offices, workshops, factories and establishments must be ensured.</span><br />