Followingsuggestions from the states, MHA officials said that no state wants completewithdrawal of lockdown but all want gradual resumption of economic activities.

Therewill be lots of relaxations and flexibility in lockdown 4.0 with completereopening of the green zones, very limited curbs in orange zones and strictrestrictions only in the containment areas of red zones, said an official inthe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

Statesand UTs may be empowered to take decisions on easing of the curbs. However, thefinal guidelines will be issued by the MHA only after going through thesuggestions of the state governments.

Union Home Minister AmitShah on Friday held several meetings with his ministry's officials ahead of theannouncement of guidelines for the fourth-phase of the coronavirus-inducedlockdown that begins from Monday, officials said.

Shah, who was in his North Block office for nearly fivehours on Friday, held meetings with top officials of the ministry, includingUnion Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla.

Senior officials have been busy in finalising the guidelines for the fourth-phase of the lockdown, a home ministry official said.

However, details of Shah's meetings were not knownimmediately.

State governments favoured more relaxations in lockdownrestrictions for scaling up economic activities in non-containment coronaviruszones, as the Centre mulled easing some strict curbs in the fourth phase of theshutdown from Monday.

Some governments were also in favor of extending thelockdown till the end of this month.