PREGNANT WOMEN ALSO EXEMPTED

Staff aged 55 and above can get exemption from govt duty

Julie.Mariappan@timesgroup.com

Chennai:18.06.2020

The state government on Wednesday issued an order announcing that government employees who are aged 55 years and above with comorbidities, upon production of medical certificate, can be exempted from attending duty. The period of exemption will be treated as ‘on duty’.

In an order, chief secretary K Shanmugam said pregnant women staff and differently-abled were also exempted from attending duty and period of exemption be treated as ‘on duty’. “The guidelines shall be applicable to employees of commissions, boards, corporations, universities, companies, institutions, societies of the state government,” the order said. This will be applicable for the entire period of lockdown till the government announces the end of lockdown under the disaster management act. The chief secretary also said the absence of government employees during the lockdown from March 25 and May 17 be treated as ‘on duty’, since no transport facility was available.