Home Ministry says only 50 per cent staff to attend offices, staggered timings

In view of the unprecedented rise in number of COVID19 cases in Delhi the Union Home Ministry Thursday said its officers up to the level of Under Secretary can work from home and only 50 per cent staff need to attend officeIn an office memorandum the home ministry said all officers who attend the office can stagger timings with entry into the office spread between 9 AM to 10 AM with corresponding office exit timings and those living in containment zones be exempted from attending officeIn view of the unprecedented rise in the numbers of COVID19 cases in Delhi it has been decided to take measures to prevent its spread the home ministry saidVarious government offices give relaxations to the employees from attending office up to a certain level and ask them to follow staggered office timings in the wake of COVID19 situation pictwittercom0H700HDnPRmdash ANI ANI April 16 2021The home ministry said officers of the level of Under Secretary or equivalent and below be allowed to work from home and their physical attendance in office be restricted to 50 per cent of the actual overall strengthRosters for their attendance will be prepared by concerned divisional or wing heads Individual wing heads can however call for more than 50 per cent physical attendance of any of the categories of officials in their wings if required on administrative groundsAll officers of the level of Deputy Secretary equivalent and above are to attend office on regular basisAll officers who attend office can stagger timings with entry into the office spread between 9 AM to 10 AM with corresponding office exit timings This will also avoid rush in commuting as also in lifts and corridors Roster system by divisional or wing heads to take care of this aspect the home ministry saidAll officials who do not attend office on a particular day are to make themselves available on telephone and other electronics means of communication at all times from their residence and work from homeAll officials residing in containment zones shall continue to be exempted from coming to office till the containment zone is denotified it saidAll officials who attend office shall strictly follow Covid appropriate behaviour including wearing of mask physical distancing use of sanitizer and frequent hand washing with soap and waterCrowding in lifts staircases corridors common areas including refreshment kiosk and parking areas is to be strictly avoided and meetings as far as possible to be conducted through videoconferencing the home ministry saidEntry of outsiders or visitors to be curtailed appropriately and all employees of the age of 45 years and above are advised to get themselves vaccinated the ministry saidThe above instructions or guidelines shall come into effect immediately and will remain in force until April 302021 or further orders whichever is earlier it saidDelhi recorded 16699 fresh COVID19 cases and 112 fatalities due to the disease on Thursday according to data shared by the health department hereThis comes a day after the national capital registered 17282 new infections its highest singleday spike till date The number of cases has been on an upward spiral in the last few daysThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever