Guidelines on full functioning of all government offices- Orders -- Issued.

In the G.Os 1

st and 2

nd read above, orders were issued on the attendance of government

servants in the context of Lockdown due to COVID-19. In the G.O. 3rd read above, orders were

issued extending the lockdown for further period upto 31.5.2020.

2. After reviewing the situation in the State, Government has decided to resume functioning

of all government offices including Secretariat and Heads of Departments with 100% of

attendance of employees other than those in containment areas. The following guidelines are

hereby issued for strict compliance :

1) All Government offices should function as usual with full attendance of employees

with immediate effect and not later than 21.5.2020.

2) Arrangements should be made for thermal scanning of employees before entering

into office premises and for sanitizers which should be provided at the main doors.

3) Arrangements should be made for sanitizing the entire office premises every day,

especially frequently touched surfaces and also to facilitate frequent hand washing

wherever possible.

4) No employee should be allowed into office premises without wearing Masks.

5) Every employee should abide by physical distancing norms of 6 ft in the office and

should maintain personal hygiene by washing hands with soap/sanitizer every 2 hrs.

and should sneeze either in tissue paper or into the elbow. Every employee should

also follow the standard protocol in offices while using lifts, computers, tables and

chairs, door handles, etc. in the context of COVID-19.

6) Spitting and other unhygienic practices like chewing paan, gutka, tobacco etc. in

work places are strictly prohibited and violators shall be punished.

7) Seating arrangements should be made in such a way that employees maintain social

distancing in office premises including at common areas like lunch rooms, etc.

8) Files and tappals should be processed through e-Office only. Physical files should be

avoided as far as possible and all correspondence must be done through official e-

mails only.

9) Meetings should be minimized and should be conducted through tele/video

conferencing as far as possible.

10) Special focus should be made on the health conditions of employees. Pregnant

women, aged, employees with high risk health conditions are permitted to work

from home.