The guidelines for phase four of the lockdown will be issued on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the nation on Monday, had said that the lockdown 4.0 will have a “completely different form”, with new rules. “No state wants complete withdrawal of lockdown but all want gradual resumption of economic activities,” the official said.
Gradual and need-based operations of the railways and domestic airlines are likely to be allowed from next week but the full-fledged opening of the two sectors is unlikely to take place immediately.
Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka were among some states which were not in favour of the complete resumption of train and air services, at least till May-end, the official said.
Lockdown was first announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 for 21 days in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic. It was first extended till May 3 and again till May 17.
Source: News18