Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that malls and liquor shops would open on an odd-even basis and the Delhi Metro would resume services with 50 per cent capacity from Monday.

In a webcast on Saturday, Kejriwal said: “All markets and malls will be opened up on an odd-even basis — half the shops will be operational on one day and the other half the following day. This will be from 10am to 8pm, based on the shop numbers... Delhi Metro will become operational with a 50 per cent capacity.”

Delhi Metro said it would be able to return to the pre-lockdown frequency of trains by Wednesday.

A clarification issued by the government after the chief minister’s webcast specified that liquor shops would also be allowed to function on odd-even basis. However, theatres, restaurants and bars, gyms, spas, hair and beauty parlours, and shops selling entertainment or amusement products would remain shut.

“All private offices can be opened up at 50 per cent manpower. But efforts should be made to ensure that more people should work from home. Private offices should make attempts to stagger their work hours so that not everyone should come out at the same time,” the chief minister added.

The Delhi government slammed the Centre for disallowing its scheme to deliver ration to the doorstep citing litigation.

However, the Migrant Workers Solidarity Network wrote to Kejriwal on Saturday that even distribution of ration at designated centres to those without rations cards — as relief for loss of employment — was happening with arbitrary caps on the amount of grain given. It also complained against insistence on Aadhaar cards and OTPs in violation of court guidelines.