Allow Retired Consultant/Advisors work from home and Contractual/ Outsourced on rotation without loss in fee/wages โ DoPT Order 20.03.2020 on COVID 19
F. No. 11013/9/2014 โ Estt (A-III)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi-110001
Dated the 20 March, 2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Preventive measures to achieve โsocial distancingโ to contain the spread of COVID 19
In continuation of this Departmentโs OM of even no. dated 17th March, 2020 and 19th March, 2020 the following has been decided:-
(1) The officials appointed as Consultants/Advisors after retirement who are of the age of 60 years & above, may be allowed to work from home with the permission of
Heads of Department (HoDs), without adversely affecting their consultancy fee/honorarium, till 4th April, 2020.
(ii) The contractual/outsourced staff may also be allowed to attend office on rotational basis as has been allowed for Group โBโ and โCโ officials, without deduction of any wages for their absence from work, upto 4th April, 2020.
Connected OM: Preventive measures COVID 19 โ 50% Gp B & C Officers to attend office, 50% will work from home: DoPT Order 19.03.2020
2. These instructions shall be applicable to Ministries/Departments/attached and subordinate offices of Central Government. Similar instructions may be issued to Autonomous/Statutory Bodies.
(Umesh Kumar Bhatia)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
To
1. All the Ministries/Departments of the Government of India
2. PMO/Cabinet Secretariat
3. PS to MoS(PP)
4. PSO to Secretary(Personnel)
5. Sr Technical Director. NIC, DoPT
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