The chief minister has empowered local governing authorities to decide whether house helps/maids, drivers, and attendants to senior citizens or ill patients can be exempted from the lockdown, and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has retained its earlier orders, allowing the same.

According to a circular issued by the BMC, all the restrictions put in place by the Maharashtra government will be followed, however, the exemptions - house maids / cooks, drivers, attendants - have been made as per the earlier orders dated April 7. Besides this, 24-hour food delivery and e-commerce for essential services will be allowed, along with home delivery of alcohol.