: Thursday, April 22, 2021, 10:31 PM IST Maharashtra Lockdown: Who is allowed to use local trains? Will banks function at 15% attendance? -- All your questions answered (ANI Photo) In an order issued on Wednesday night, the Maharashtra government announced the imposition of stricter restrictions to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. These norms kicked in from 8 pm today and will be in effect till 7 am on May 1. As per a notification, government offices will now function with 15% staff capacity as compared to 50% allowed earlier. Like earlier, exemptions are allowed for those directly linked to COVID-19 pandemic mitigation efforts. Moreover, marriage ceremonies are allowed only for a period of two hours with a maximum of 25 people attending it.