Jaipur: On Sunday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot declared to increase the penalty on the gathering of more than 100 individuals at marriages from Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000.
Conducting a meeting to audit the steps taken to contain COVID-19 spread in the state, he said the administration and police personnel should take rounds in the market to guarantee all due protocols are being followed with due care concerning night-time curfew declared on Saturday as well as to guarantee that set number of individuals’ limit is not crossed.
The wedding organisers should likewise be updated in this context that more than 100 individuals are not allowed in the wedding function, he added.
District collectors, superintendents of police and other senior authorities have been given the responsibility to guarantee night-time curfew standards are kept up in eight districts as declared and not more than 100 individuals are gathered in the crowd. Each individual should wear face masks and social distancing standards should likewise be followed, the Chief Minister stated.
Notably, the state government declared night-time curfew in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Kota, Alwar and Ajmer.
Moreover, the punishment for those not wearing face masks was increased to Rs 500 from Rs 200 on Saturday.
The Chief Minister on Sunday stated that the state government’s main objective is to save the lives of individuals.
On Sunday, a total number of 3,260 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths were recorded.
A total number of 603 cases were recorded in Jaipur while 414 in Jodhpur, 210 in Ajmer, 271 in Alwar, 240 in Kota, 184 in Udaipur, 131 in Bhilwara and 100 in Pali.
with IANSinpus
