Prepare for complete lockdown, ensure only mission critical staff comes to work: Nasscom to IT cos

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 23 2020 | 11:42 PM IST

Industry body Nasscom on Monday urged IT companies to prepare for a complete lockdown and ensure that only a handful of staff members are allowed to come to work to support mission-critical functions.

As an increasing number of states across the country imposed lockdown and restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus, Nasscom, in an advisory to member companies, cautioned that "essential services notification cannot be interpreted to be used for projects that had to be completed in the near term and contracts carrying penalties, etc."

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First Published: Mar 23 2020 | 11:42 PM IST

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