List of Red, Orange, Green Zone districts for Lockdown till 17 May

The nationwide lockdown 3.0. begins for 2 more weeks starting from 4 May 2020. Many activities have been resumed in the green zones and from 4 May onwards the new guidelines by the Ministry of Home Affairs comes into effect. The Ministry of Home Affairs on 1 May released a complete set of instructions on activities that are allowed in all red, orange and green zones along with what is complete prohibitted in these zones during lockdown 3.0. The coronavirus case count in India is increasing day by day and has crossed the 37,000 mark already. In this article we will be sharing state-wise list of red, orange and green zone districts of COVID-19 outbreak, and you can also check the guidelines by MHA given below:

Press Release on extension of lockdown and issue of new guidelines

How Red, Orange and Green Zones are identified?

The following are the guidlines the government has stated to classify 733 districts of India into three zones- Red, Orange and Green:

Red Zones- 130 district

These are areas with maximum risk- the classification of districts as Red Zones will take into account the total number of active cases, doubling rate of confirmed cases, extent of testing and surveillance feedback from the districts.

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Orange Zones-284 districts

Districts that are neither red or green will be considered orange zones with moderate risk. The Ministry of Home Affairs has mentioned that in case a district is orange zone and there is no confirmed case in the area of the district outside the limits of the Municipal Corporation, this area may be then labeled as Green Zone.

Green Zones- 319 districts

The Green Zones will be low risk districts with either zero confirmed cases till date; or, no confirmed case in the last 21 days

Red, Orange and Green Zone Classification Guidelines- Download Notice

Red Zone

Orange Zone

Green Zone

Activities Allowed

Hospitals and Medical Clinics

Movement of individuals/vehicles for essential service

SEZ, export-oriented units, industrial estates can reopen

Construction activities in rural areas

standalone shops can reopen

Private offices can operate with 33% strength

defense and security services, health and family welfare, police, prisons, home guards, civil defence, fire and emergency services, disaster management and related services

all agriculture and animal husbandry

Banks, NBFCs, insurance and capital market activities

print and electronic media, IT and IT-enabled services, data and call centres, cold storage and warehousing services

self-employed persons, except for barbers

Government offices with senior officers of the Deputy Secretary level and above at full strength, with the remaining staff attending up to 33 per cent

Hospitals and Medical Clinics

Taxis and cab operators- with 1 driver and two passengers.

inter-district movement of individuals

All economic activities that have been permitted in red zones will also be allowed to resume in orange zones

only in-situ construction will be allowed in urban areas

E-commerce activities for essential good only

All government offices will be allowed to function as per red zones norms

Buses can ply with 50 per cent capacity

All medical facilities

Liquor shops to open except in shopping complexes

All goods traffic is permitted

No separate pass of any sort is needed for essential movement

E-commerce is allowed in non-essential items

All activities mentioned in red zone list are allowed

Prohibitted in all zones

schools, colleges, coaching/training centres, cinema halls, gyms, malls, and places of worship

travel by air, rail, metro and inter-state movement by road

Hospitality services including restraunts

Any kind of social, political, cultural and other kinds of gatherings

person above 65 years, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women and children below 10 years must not go out

Containment Zones

The Ministry of Home Affairs has stated that Containment Zones sall be demarcated with Red and Orange Zones and intensive surveillance mechanisim as outlined in the standard operating protocol (SOP) issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is to be established withing that area. The local authorities in containment zone will ensure 100% coverage of Aarogya Setu App omong the residents.

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