Zonal DCs told to send list of people penalised

Jaipur: To keep track of people who are being penalised for not wearing masks and violating lockdown norms, all zonal deputy commissioners have been asked to send daily report by 3 pm to the headquarters.

Additional commissioner of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) Arun Garg has asked all the zone deputy commissioners to impose fine on people who don’t wear masks or violating social distancing norms.

“Directorate of Local Bodies (DLB) has started a website for coronavrius awareness. We have to send the details every day to the DLB office. This information will deter people not to violate laws during the pandemic and also will keep us in the loop of whether officials are imposing fines,” said Garg.

Many drives have been organised by JMC in which officials have randomly imposed fines on people in market places, malls and public parks.

According to guidelines of the state government, Rs 200 will be charged from persons for not wearing masks. Any shopkeeper allowing people without masks in his shop will be fined Rs 500 and people not following social distancing norms will be fined Rs 1,000. Those found violating 14-day quarantine rule will be fined Rs 1,000. Any person refusing to pay the fine will be dealt with as pe municipality rules under which property or items can be impounded.

Zonal deputy commissioners, revenue officers, revenue commissioners have been entrusted with the job.