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Govt extends work from home norms for IT, BPO companies till December 31

Currently, around 85 per cent of the IT workforce is working from home and only those performing critical functions are going to offices

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The time period for work from home was expiring on July 31

Press Trust of India

1 min read Last Updated : Jul 22 2020 | 12:53 AM IST

The government on Tuesday said it has extended connectivity norms for work from home for IT and BPO companies till December 31.

The time period for work from home was expiring on July 31.

"DoT has further extended the relaxations in the terms and conditions for other service providers up to 31st December 2020 to facilitate work from home in view of the ongoing concern due to Covid-19," the Department of Telecommunications said in a late night tweet.

Currently, around 85 per cent of the IT workforce is working from home and only those performing critical functions are going to offices.

In March, the

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