Staff presence increased to 50% in UP government offices

LUCKNOW: With just a week left for lockdown 4.0 to end, the UP government has decided to increase the presence of employees in government offices from 33% to 50%.
According to the order issued by chief secretary R K Tewari on Saturday, head of departments will remain present in office and will ensure presence of 50% of staff.
Tewari said the heads would be required to prepare a roster envisaging attendance of employees every alternate day.“But that should not affect the working of the department,” Tewari said.
The chief secretary said employees and officials would be required to follow social distancing guidelines while taking other precautionary steps, including downloading of Aarogya Setu app.
He directed the officials to call employees in three shifts — 9 am to 5 pm, 10 am to 6 pm and 11 am to 7 pm.
The order will also be applicable on government-affiliated offices, local bodies and corporations. Employees engaged in emergency services related to corona crisis would, however, be exempted by the order.
Tewari said offices in hotspot areas would be opened after due consultation with respective district magistrates.