Covid-19: Electronics manufacturers in a fix over resuming operations

From satisfying the concerned local and state-level authorities to finalisng the new set of standard operating procedures, all manufacturers are facing a bumpy road before they can resume operations

Krishan Sachdev, appliances industry veteran and managing director of Carrier Midea India, is restive. Since late March, he is spending hours monitoring the external business environment from his Gurugram residence.

The new guidelines from the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday, allowing manufacturing to resume, albeit with caveats, have added to his restlessness.

He can’t wait to witness the sight of an active manufacturing unit filled with the sweet hum of rolling assembly lines.

But there is much to be done before he gets to see what he has been familiar with for the most part of his career of more