GUWAHATI: In a view to operationalise the government department and to ensure delivery of public services, the Assam State Government has decided to start the functioning of all the departments of Assam Secretariat effective from April 21.
It is to be mentioned, all govt/public offices are hereby directed to open by adhering to below mentioned conditions:
1. The senior most Secretary/Head of the Administrative Department will ensure that officers of the rank of Deputy Secretary and above shall attend office of the Department regularly and other Grade-I and Grade-11 officers may attend office as required w.e.f 21.04.2020.
2. The senior most Secretary/Head of the Administrative Department will ensure that upto maximum 33% of the staff of Grade-Ill and Grade-IV categories of the Department as per requirement shall attend office on rotation as and when required on need basis w.e.f 21.04.2020.
Whereas to ensure the compliance of Government of India's directions for maintenance of sanitization and hygiene including maintenance of social distancing the following stipulated measures are to be resorted:
I. Wearing of face cover is compulsory in workplaces.
2. No gathering of five or more persons in close proximity.
3. No spitting in office and outside.
4. There should be strict ban on use of gutka, tobacco etc. and spitting is strictly prohibited.
5. All workplaces shall have adequate arrangement for temperature screening and sanitizers.
6. Frequent cleaning of common surfaces and hand washing shall be mandatory.
7. Social distancing shall be maintained in the office canteen.
8. The Secretariat Administration (Nazarat) Department shall ensure the sanitization of the lifts in each block. However, it will be advisable to avoid use of lift as much as possible. The use staircase for climbing should be encouraged.
9. The Secretariat Administration (Nazarat) Department will provide sanitization material to the Departments of the Janata Bhawan on receipt of requisition from the concerned Department.
10. There shall be total ban on non-essential visitors in the Janata Bhawan.
11. The personal staff attached in the office of the Minister/Advisors/OSD/ Addl. CS/Principal Secy/Commerce & Secy/Secret, shall ensure the maintenance of protocol of sanitization in their respective offices including the conference hall. This has the approval of Chief Secret, Assam and comes into force with immediate effect.
