NEW DELHI: Shares of Ashok Leyland rose 4 per cent in Thursday's trade after the automaker received permissions to resume operations at Alwar, Bhandara and Pantnagar plants.The Hinduja Group flagship said it will restart production in line with demand after preparing supply chain.The stock gained 3.89 per cent to hit a high of Rs 46.70 on the BSE. Yet, the stock is down 43 per cent year-to-date.The company has received permission from relevant government authorities to resume operations of plants at Alwar, Bhandara and Pantnagar, said Ashok Leyland President-HR, Communication and CSR N V Balachandar said in a statement."We are currently working out the supply chain readiness post which we will resume operations and commence production in line with demand," CSR N V Balachandar said.The government had relaxed guidelines for extended lockdown and allowed industrial units in rural areas or outside municipal limits to resume partial operations under strict safety and hygiene conditions from April 20.