Work from home extended till Dec 31 for BPOs, ITs

Rozana Spokesman

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The Department of Telecommunications said that it has extended connectivity norms for work from home

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New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications said that it has extended connectivity norms for work from home for information technology and business process outsourcing companies till December 31.

It is said that around 85% of the IT workforce in India is currently working from home.

The government imposed a nationwide lockdown in March to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Following this, the Department of Telecommunications had relaxed certain norms for IT/ITes companies to permit employees to work from home till April 30, and then extended the deadline to July 31.