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Prior to the announcement of the nationwide lockdown, on 22 March, the government had announced that the Indian Railways would suspend passenger operations through 31 March. [ citation needed ] The national rail network has maintained its freight operations during the lockdown, to transport essential goods. [ 52 ]
On 25 March, CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan announced various welfare measures in view of the nationwide lockdown. [56] On 30 March, total lockdown for 03 days including suspension of essential services was imposed in Indore. [57] With nearly 60% of the state's cases, Indore is fast becoming the epicenter for spread of coronavirus. [58]
On 24 March, the government announced a nationwide lockdown to be in effect for 21 days from 25 March until 14 April. [531] This lockdown included Indian Railways, the biggest employer in India; it was the first shutdown of the trains in 167 years. [532]
On 17 May, NDMA extended the lockdown till 31 May in all Indian states. [43] On 30 May, it was announced that lockdown restrictions were to be lifted from then onwards, while the lockdown would be further extended till 30 June for only the containment zones. Services would be resumed in a phased manner starting from 8 June.
The government of India launched the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan initiative to tackle the impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers in India. It is a rural public works scheme which was launched on 20 June 2020 with an initial funding of ₹ 50,000 crore (equivalent to ₹ 590 billion or US$6.8 billion in 2023) for 116 districts in 6 states.
The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian state of Maharashtra was confirmed on 9 March 2020. The largest single day spike (68,631 cases), highest peak in all of India was reported on 18 April 2021. Maharashtra is a hotspot that accounts for nearly 22.35% of the total cases in India as well as about 30.55% of all deaths.
India reported a record number of new deaths with 4,187. The country also reported 401,078 new confirmed cases, marking the third consecutive day of 400,000 or more cases. [68] CBS News reported that people in India were dying faster than they could be cremated or buried, leading to makeshift crematoriums appearing around the country. [69]
The official trailer of 1232 KMS was released on YouTube on 17 March 2021, [9] and opened to positive response from critics and viewers. [10] [11] The film was released through Disney+ Hotstar on 24 March 2021, [12] as the announcement of the nationwide lockdown to curb COVID-19 pandemic, happened on the same date.