Work From Home To Be Allowed For All Employees Based in SEZ

Work from home Allowed - SEZ Employees

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Goyal told news agency ANI, “We’ve decided to allow work from home in all SEZ sectors as a request for it has come from many quarters."

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"It’ll create employment opportunities in small cities and increase the exports of services."

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In July this year, the Commerce Ministry allowed WFH in SEZs for a maximum period of one year and can be extended to 50% of the total number of employees.

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Goyal said after the Board of Trade meeting- "We had permitted work from home in SEZ units during Covid-19 times"

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It was appreciated by all, and it also helped in pushing our services exports, which were $254 billion last year.

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The government has already begun the process of replacing the SEZ Act with the Development of Enterprise and Service Hubs (DESH) legislation.

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Goyal said: "It is in the interest of the country to allow work from home" and that it would be for all sectors in SEZs.

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Goyal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi would unveil the national logistics policy on September 17.

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The policy is aimed at promoting seamless movement of goods across the country.

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It is expected to focus on several areas such as process re-engineering, digitization, and multi-modal transport.

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