Jammu (NVI): The government offices in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall function with all the officers and staff, at all levels, attending office on a regular basis on all working days with effect from tomorrow (June 6).
A government order issued in this regard read that employees who are at higher risk i.e. older employees, pregnant employees and employees who have underlying medical conditions should take extra precautions and should preferably not be exposed to any front-line work requiring direct contact with the public and the office management would facilitate work from home wherever feasible.
The order further read that routine issue of visitors/temporary passes should be suspended and only those visitors with proper permission of the officer, who they want to meet, should be allowed after proper screening.
“All the measures prescribed in the SOPs on preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in offices by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, shall be followed at all times besides the bio-metric attendance shall continue to be suspended until further orders,” the order read.
The Heads of the Departments/Offices shall ensure strict compliance of these instructions, the UT government said in a release.
