Functioning of Govt. offices

On 7th May, 2021 the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh issued a notification stating that during the period of curfew, government offices shall ensure that all their employees shall report for work at 08:00 AM and work at least till 11:30 AM. These guidelines are however, not applicable to government offices carrying out essential services.

Relevant extracts of the said notification have been reproduced below-

“All the employees in all the Departments of Secretariat, Head of Departments, District Offices and Sub-District Offices shall report for work at 08:00 AM and work at least till 11:30 AM. The Head of the Office shall take stock of the work and decide on how many and which employees have to stay back in the office and arrange for appropriate passes for them, if it is beyond 12.00 After Noon.

However, these timings shall not be applicable to Departments or offices engaged in provisions of Essential Services or COVID management – like Medical & Health Department, Energy Department, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Panchayat Raj Department etc.”