COVID-19 fallout: Odisha govt offices to function with 50% staff in July

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jun 30, 2020 at 9:13 PM

Bhubaneswar: In view of the spike in COVID-19 cases in Odisha, the State government today asked its offices to perform official work with half of the employees’ strength in July, 2020.

In an order, the General Administration Department said all the departments and sub-ordinate offices should function with 50% of the employees’ strength including Group-A officers in July 2020.

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The Departments are at liberty to decide the manner of selection of employees who will attend office, the order added.

The officers / staff who have been provided with VPN are allowed to work from home. However, such employees will be available to attend to the office work at short notice and on telephone at all times.

The order further said the employees not attending the office are strictly advised to stay indoors.