(Shutterstock)The Centre on Wednesday relaxed the lockdown restrictions on farms and factories across the country. The Union home ministry, which released the guidelines to rekindle the engines of growth, surprisingly lifted the restrictions on a large swathe of businesses. The guidelines went beyond what the industry had demanded or dared hope for. Officials said the final authority for allowing a plant to resume production would still rest with the state authorities. A factory working at 20-50 per cent capacity will burn a lot more cash compared to when it is completely shut.

Source: The Telegraph April 15, 2020 22:07 UTC