COVID -19 -Prevention Strategy- Non Wearing of Face mask, Spitting in the Secretariat premises and violation of Social Distancing - Imposing spot Fine Requested - Regarding.

Public (Buildings) Department Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 Phone: 044-25665721 e-mail: publicbuildings@tn.gov.in ra 

Letter No. 12400/Buildings/2021-1. Dated: 21.04.2021

From 

Thiru. P.Senthikumar, LA.S. 

Principal Secretary to Government 

To 

The Deputy Commissioner of Police, 

Security Chennai Police, 

Fort St. George, 

Chennai-600009. 

The Inspector of Police, 

Secretariat Roving Wing, 

Chennai-600009. 

Sir, 

Sub:  

Buildings - COVID -19 -Prevention Strategy- Non Wearing of Face mask, Spitting in the Secretariat premises and violation of Social Distancing - Imposing spot Fine Requested - Regarding. 

Ref: 

1. G.O(Ms) No.326, Health and Family Welfare (AB2) Department Dated 04.09.2021. 

2. Health and Family welfare(AB2) Department letter (Ms.) No.331, Dated:08.09.2020. 

3. Government Letter No. 13914/Public(Buildings) Department/2020-3, Dated:31.03.2021 ====== 

I am directed to state that as part of Preventive Measures against Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19), various preventive measures are being taken by Public Department and all the staff and Visitors of Secretariat have been instructed to wear face masks, maintain social distancing and use of hand sanitizer/soap etc. However, it has been observed that some of the staff/visitors are not wearing face masks in the Secretariat premises which is in violation of the above instruction. 

2. Further, in view of COVID-19 pandemic, the Government in the G.O first cited has declared the following offences, among other things, as compoundable under sub-section(2) of Section 76, of the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939 as specified in column (2) of the Table for the amount specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof. (P.T.O)