UP CM Yogi Adityanath has said that marriage ceremony can be organised by just informing the authorities and following the Covid-19 guidelines.
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath clarified on Thursday that there will be no requirement for police or administrative permission for organising marriage ceremonies.
However, he urged people across the state to strictly follow COVID-19 protocols. Yogi Adityanath said that marriage ceremony can be organised only by giving information and following the Covid-19 rules.
CM Adityanath further stated that if he received any complaints of police misconduct from anywhere, strict action would be taken against the officers and accountability would also be fixed.
Adityanath has asked the officials not to stop the usage of DJs and bands in marriages, stating that workers and band group members are exempted from the restrictions on marriage ceremonies.
He asked officials of the state to create awareness and encourage people to follow the COVID-19 guidelines.
The Uttar Pradesh government had on Monday released fresh guidelines for organising marriage and wedding ceremonies across the state. In its revised guidelines, the state government had restricted the number of people attending an indoor event to just 100.
The UP government has made the use of hand sanitisers and masks compulsory in the state. It has also restricted the use of open spaces to 40 per cent of the total capacity.
According to the revised guidelines for wedding ceremonies in UP, no marriages and social gatherings will be allowed in containment zones. Further more, in a closed space, only 100 people will be allowed to attend a wedding ceremony.
In the case of outdoor programmes, less than 40 per cent of the area of the venue will be allowed to be occupied by people.
Use of hand sanitisers, masks, thermal scanning and maintaining social distancing have been made mandatory.However there will be no restriction on DJ and wedding music bands.
The state government also warned that it will take strict action and an FIR will be registered for violating the COVID-19 guidelines.
'The threat of COVID-19 is far from ending. Our scientists are making great efforts towards developing a vaccine, under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Still, we will have to be alert until the vaccine is developed and is given to every person,' Adityanath had said earlier.
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