Delhi government ended work from home system of government employees, also changed office timings

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Along with changes in the Work From Home (WFH) policy for government employees, office timings have also been amended. After ending the work from home facility being provided on Wednesday and Saturday, the government has now implemented new office timings. According to the new schedule, all Delhi government offices will now operate from 10:00 am to 6:30 pm. The government says that this will ensure greater coordination and efficiency in administrative work. At the same time, there has been no change in the office timings of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The offices of the corporation will continue to function from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm as before.

Major changes made in the orders issued in May

Under the recent decision, Delhi Government has made major changes in the administrative arrangements related to austerity (expense cut) and fuel saving implemented earlier. With this, the work from home (WFH) facility of government employees has been abolished. Earlier in May, under the leadership of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the government had launched several administrative initiatives aimed at reducing pollution, providing relief from traffic jams and reducing fuel consumption. These steps were taken at the global level amid economic uncertainties arising from the ongoing conflict in West Asia. According to sources, this decision is also being seen after the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which he had talked about maintaining economic stability and strength in view of the global circumstances. Now after the situation becomes normal, the government has decided to withdraw these temporary arrangements.

‘Metro Monday’ was also a part of the campaign

The Delhi government had earlier introduced initiatives like 2 days work from home and ‘Metro Monday’ for government employees as part of administrative orders related to environment and fuel savings. The aim of these initiatives was to promote the use of public transport and reduce traffic and pollution pressures. Under these arrangements, ministers and senior officials were also encouraged to use public transport, so that an example could be set at the government level. Apart from this, the government had also decided to ban all official foreign tours of ministers and officials for 1 year. Besides, a six-month ban on the purchase of new petrol, diesel, CNG and hybrid vehicles was also implemented for the Delhi government.