Amazon, Flipkart gets green signal to deliver essential goods for a week in Delhi

E-commerce companies such as Amazon and Flipkart will be allowed to deliver only essential goods in Delhi for one week, the state government announced on March 19 as it imposed a week-long state-wide curfew in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

While there was no explicit definition of essential goods, as per the statement issued by the Delhi government, delivery of goods, including food, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment will be allowed.

The Arvind Kejriwal government has joined the league of many other states such as Maharastra and Tamil Nadu which have also announced lockdowns in the last few days.

While delivery as well as take away of food from restaurants will be allowed, the delivery executives will have to procure passes to facilitate their movement.

"The concerned district magistrates shall be responsible for issuance of e-passes for above activities and for overall implementation of these measures in their respective jurisdiction," the government said in a statement.