Hyderabad: In order to control the possibility of spread of COVID-19 in government offices, Secretaries / Heads of Departments and Officers shall ensure that 20% of ministerial and last grade employees are required to attend office on any day on rotation so that the functioning of the office in COVID-19 control activities and other emergency duties is not impaired.
A roster of duties for ministerial and last grade employees shall be drafted accordingly. This relaxation in attendance will not apply to officers. Employees not attending office on a particular day as per the roster should be available in headquarters and accessible on telephone / electronic means at all times. They should attend the office and when called.
These instructions shall not apply to the following categories of offices and employees:
Those engaged in taking measures to control the spread of COVID-19; those drafted for provision of essential / emergency goods or services including those working/ drafted to work in general administration department; those working/drafted to work in any of the offices/activities that are exempted are required to be fully functional during the lockdown period under G.O. Ms. No. 45.