Centre Exempts Pregnant Women, Staff With Disabilities From Joining Office

New Delhi: All central authorities departments have been requested to exempt pregnant girls, individuals with disabilities and people with comorbid situations from becoming a member of places of work amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Personnel Ministry stated on Tuesday.

The directive comes a day after 50 per cent junior employees was allowed to renew work from workplace, following the newest relaxations pointers.

It has been determined that authorities servants who’ve underlying situations (comorbidities) and have been present process therapy for these illnesses earlier than the lockdown, could, so far as doable be exempted from roster responsibility upon manufacturing of medical prescription from treating physicians, the ministry stated.

“Similarly, persons with disabilities and pregnant women may also not be included in the roster to be prepared,” it stated in a directive issued to all of the central authorities departments.

The ministry had on Monday requested 50 per cent of its junior workers, under the extent of deputy secretary, to hitch work in workplace.

For regulating attendance of officers and employees, under the extent of deputy secretary, all heads of division have been requested by the Personnel Ministry to organize a roster so to make sure that 50 per cent of officers and employees attend workplace on each alternate day.

All officers of the extent of deputy secretary and above shall attend workplace on all working days, it had stated.

All heads of the division have additionally been requested to make sure that 50 per cent of officers and employees, who attend workplace, observe staggered timings, the Personnel Ministry had stated.

There might be three shifts for the central authorities workers – 9 am to five:30 pm, 9:30 am to six pm and 10 am to six:30 pm.

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