'Work from home' to be new normal in govt offices; draft guidelines issued

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) may provide the option for work from home to the eligible officers/staff for 15 days in a year as a matter of policy

Asserting that central government employees may have to work with staggered attendance and variable working hours, the Personnel Ministry has come out with a draft framework for 'work for home' for the staff post-lockdown.

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) may provide the option to work from home to the eligible officers/staff for 15 days in a year as a matter of policy, it said. There are 48,34,000 central government employees.

In a communique to all central government departments, the Personnel Ministry said the Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated many ministries to operate from home to maintain social distancing.