No lockdown in JEE-NEET exam cities: Rajasthan govt

JAIPUR: The state’s home department on Monday issued an order directing that “no lockdown or shutdown shall be in force” in any of the 9 JEE Main examination cities from August 31 to September 7, and in any of the 6 examination cities for NEET from September 12 to 14.
The 9 JEE Main examination cities are Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Ganganagar and Udaipur. The six examination cities for NEET are Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and Udaipur.
“All candidates and their guardians, if any, as well as the examination personnel, are allowed to travel from their place of stay to the examination cities/centres either in their personal vehicles or hired or public vehicles,” the order issued by principal secretary (home) Abhay Kumar stated.
“Copy of the candidates’ admit cards including soft copies or any other document held by the candidates and any document held by the examination personnel and staff/ representatives of service providers in support of their deployment shall be considered as valid movement pass throughout the state,” it added.
“Hotels and other hospitality units such as guest houses/dharamshalas/lodges etc. shall remain open in these cities during the stated dates to facilitate movement of large number of candidates and their guardians. These units and restaurants shail comply with the SoP and guidelines laid down by union health ministry in this regard on June 4 . District Authorities shall ensure strict compliance of the SoP and guidelines,” it further added.