Lack of transport and office space makes companies stick to work from home

Lack of public transport for employees to reach office is a major hurdle for companies to resume normal office routine

Lack of public transport and adherence to social distancing norms in offices is dampening offices to open up even as the Centre and some states have allowed offices to start functioning with varied levels of manpower.

While allowing private offices to start functioning from June 8, various states have capped personnel which can be deployed in offices. Maharashtra, the financial capital of India and also a Covid-19 hotbed, has capped attendance at private offices at 10 per cent while in Delhi NCR, there is a 33 per cent cap in private offices. However, West Bengal, to boost economic activities in the