NEW DELHI: The home ministry has cautioned all states and Union territories against allowing any social or religious gathering or procession during upcoming festivals like Easter, Baisakhi , Bohag Bihu, Vishu, etc.Easter falls on Sunday, Baisakhi on April 13 and Bohag Bihu/Vishu on April 14. While the duration of 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from March 25 ends on April 14, some states have already extended the same. Decision on extending nationwide lockdown is expected to be taken in a couple of days.The home ministry on Friday said it has written to the state chief secretaries and UT administrators to inform the district authorities and field agencies about the specific prohibitions laid down in MHA ’s consolidated guidelines on lockdown measures and take all required precautionary/preventive measures for maintenance of law and order, peace and public tranquillity.Clause 9 of the consolidated guidelines on the lockdown measures notified by ministry of home affairs on March 24 and modified further, bars all religious congregations and social/cultural/religious functions/gatherings without any exception.The home ministry on Friday stressed on the need for appropriate vigil on social media to check the circulation of any objectionable content.The states were requested to widely circulate the relevant provisions of MHA’s consolidated guidelines banning social/religious gatherings for the attention of the public authorities, social/religious organisation and citizens. The home ministry asked law enforcement agencies to take action against any violation of the lockdown under relevant penal provisions of the Disaster Management Act 2005 and IPC Meanwhile, an MHA officer on Friday said 37,978 relief & shelter camps — including 34,000 run by state govts and nearly 3,900 by NGOs — were presently providing temporary accommodation to 14.3 lakh migrant workers and other needy people.Also, a total 26,225 food camps were being run across the country — 14,799 by state governments and 11,426 by NGOs — serving food to over 1 crore people. Nearly 16.5 lakh people are being provided food and shelter by employers and industries, an MHA officer said on Friday.