INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Update (April 19): The ruling has been updated to no longer include non-essentials such as smartphones
Deliveries from Amazon and Flipkart will have to wait at least till May 3
introduced today to enable e-commerce companies, among many others, to ply their vehicles with necessary permissions
The new norms will come into effect from April 20.This means e-commerce majors such as Flipkart and Amazon may resume operations, at least
partially, after April 20
Moreover, courier services have also been given the green signal which means that it is possible that home deliveries from online portals
might resume at least in a limited manner
cargo movement have been lifted as well
This would mean airports, railways, ports and road trucks, would be operational for this specific purpose across the country
Amazon, in particular, will commence delivery of prior orders that are currently in the pipeline
Hence, It looks like new order deliveries might take more time than usual, as per their announcement
Although, the portal had been delivering essentials to certain regions even prior to this new update
IT services and call centres
These guidelines will also provide much-needed relief to daily wage earners and farmers.
