Centre Exempts Pregnant Women & Physically Challenged Employees From Attending Office

Bhubaneswar: The pregnant women and ‘Divyang’ (physically challenged) employees of Central government have been exempted from attending office in view of rising COVID cases in the country.

Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh said this while speaking to the media on the Centre’s guidelines issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on the latest wave of the pandemic.

Singh said pregnant women and ‘Divyang’ employees are exempted from attending office. But, they have to remain available at home for official work. Similarly, the employees living in the containment zones have been exempted.

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