Govt norms on resuming work may come as a burden to firms: Experts

Companies will have to make special arrangements to bring workers to office, with '30-40 per cent passenger capacity' in each vehicle

Industries operating in rural areas and manufacturing units in special economic zones and expert-oriented units will be allowed to resume operations from April 20, provided they follow hygiene and adequate social distancing practices at the workplace.

The focus of the home ministry’s fresh guidelines, which will be effective till lockdown is in place until May 3, is to revive rural economy, where the impact of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is less compared to cities, and to help the informal sector get back to work.

However, firms will have to follow a standard operating procedure for social distancing at work,  factories,