Coronavirus | Survey finds majority in favour of continuing lockdown restrictions in Maharashtra

They however want permission for home delivery of items like grocery & medicines

A survey with more than 18,000 responses from citizens residing in 30 districts of Maharashtra shows that the majority are in favour of continuing lockdown restrictions, but with permission for home deliveries to minimise consumer inconvenience and business disruption, not only of essentials but of other goods as well. The restrictions are set to end May 14 mid-night and the government is likely to announce a new set. The survey was conducted online by LocalCircles, one of the leading community social media platforms that enables citizens and small businesses to escalate issues for policy and enforcement interventions and enables the government to make policies that are citizen and small business centric. To understand the pulse of the residents of Maharashtra about the best approach for containment and restarting economic activity, the survey has been presented to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte. It emphasised on a mechanism where stores are permitted to operate in home delivery mode with no customer walk-ins allowed and orders only placed via phone, WhatsApp or websites.