Nagpur: State Government Offices have sent most of their employees home with only the top officials employed, with the exception of those delivering critical services. Also in agencies such as MSEDCL, Mahagenco power generator, etc., only the local personnel are in service.
A Mahagenco spokesman said department personnel (HR), management, finance etc. were on leave of absence. “The support team is standing. The workers were told to stay in their offices. They would have to run to the plant when a failure happens. The engineers and technicians who actually operate the plant work entirely, as any reduction in workforce capacity would impact the production. We take the highest possible care at the workplaces to ensure hygiene, “he said.
An MSEDCL spokesperson said that people in government, banking, corporate relations, etc. have been sent home to work in departments. “The responsibility is solely to senior officers and field staff including junior engineers. This is not their power that we will, “he added.
Speaker MahaMetro said that the train operations had stopped and that all workers were sent home. “There are several works in construction, as we have the district collector’s permission. We’re always going to comply if the authorities order us to stop working there, “he said.
In the meantime Tukaram Mundhe, Municipal Commissioner issued a directive to require the departments which do not provide essential services to function at a capacity of 25%. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) However, those who offer important services must do their utmost.
Banks have registered less than normal customers. Gopal Katwe, manager of Gopal Nagar Bank of Baroda, said that the office had 50% employees. “Monday was a very small number of customers,” he said.
The Manager of Shraddhanandpeth branch of Punjab National Bank confirmed that the office operates with 100 per cent as no orders from the Punjab National Bank to reduce the staff strength have been issued. It’s as normal, he also said. TOI found that there was only one employee in the company other than the boss.
Many central government departments have prohibited foreigners from accessing their premises. That includes income tax, GST, the Office of the Comptroller General. The thermal scanner was held at the entrance of the PSU coal mining company Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL).
As part of preventive action under Covid19, the Cantoning Areas, including Kamptee, have limited the movement of staff with even postings delayed by one month.
Sources added that training workers were asked to remain at Kamptee centres. And families were required to live within the boundaries of the canton. Civilians living in the cantonment area, meanwhile, have also limited access to traffic lines and questioning of foreigners. Defense PRO, Captain Basantkumar Pandey, said TOI had been opened on roads previously closed for foreigners.
Probationers were permitted to select their hometown at the National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT), the probationary officers ‘ training college that entered the income tax department as officers of the Indian Revenue Service.
There are only 100 on-campus probationers, plus support staff from outside, including those working in the mess. Even having food at home became an issue in the academy because they were told to stay indoors, said an official here.
Probation staff have been called for a stay indoors and not to mingle at the National Academy of Defense Production (NADP), which trains Indian Ordnance Factory Service (IOFS).
