The MHA provided a list of the services that will be exempted from the lockdown:

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What will remain closed:

NEW DELHI: After PM Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ministry of home affairs on Tuesday issued guidelines for essential services that will continue to function.* Hospitals and other related medical establishments* Shops, including ration shops, dealing with food, groceries, fruits and vegetables, dairy and milk booths* Banks, insurance offices and ATMs* Print and electronic media* Delivery of all essential goods including food, medicine, medical equipment through e-commerce* Petrol pumps, LPG, petroleum and gas retail and storage outlets* Police, home guards, civil defence, fire and emergency services, disaster management and prison* Electricity, water and sanitation* Municipal bodies - only staff required for essential services like sanitation, personnel related to water supply, etc* District administration and treasury* In case of funerals, congregation of not more than 20 persons will be permitted* Hotels, lodges, motels and homestays accommodating tourists and people stranded due to lockdown* Telecommunications, internet services, broadcasting and cable services, IT and IT-enabled services will have to work from home as far as possible* Power generation, transmission, and distribution units and services* Capital and debt market services as notified by the securities and exchange board of India* Offices of government of India, its autonomous/ subordinate offices and public corporations* All transport services - air, rail, roadways* All educational, training, research, coaching institutions, etc* All places of worship. No religious congregations will be permitted, without any exception* All social, political, sports, entertainment , academic, cultural, religious functions/ gatherings is barred* Hospitality services* Industrial establishments