New Delhi: No employee Delhi employees who are not permitted to attend the office from October 16.
In a command issued on Friday, the government said at least one dose of covid vaccination must attend the office.
All people who have not received a dose will be marked absent.
About 2 lakh, including those in city companies and educational institutions, were employed by the Delhi government.
This step aims to ensure 100% vaccination coverage in the labor force and make the government office safe.
Most employees’ associations have welcome decisions.
“All government employees who work in departments, autonomous agencies, public sector businesses, local bodies and educational institutions under the Delhi government include frontline workers, health care workers and other teachers and staff working in schools and colleges, must be vaccinated (at least dosage) on October 15, “Delhi disaster management authority was stated in an order.
Those who do not comply will not be allowed to attend the office with the effects of October 16 until they have taken the first dose and “the period of the absence of the obligation must be treated as ‘leave’,” the Order said.
The head of the department has been asked to verify the vaccination status through the Arogoa Setu application or a vaccination certificate produced by employees.
DDMA orders, which have been marked to staff officers Secretary Cabinet and Secretary, the Department of Personnel and Training, the Government of India, suggested that the Indian government be able to consider issuing similar directives for employees who work in Delhi.
It has been decided at the last DDMA meeting that is 100% vaccination of all government employees, frontline workers, health workers and other teachers and staff who work in educational institutions must be ensured because they often interact with society and vulnerable people.
Since the Covid outbreak in the capital, several government employees working in the LG office, Delhi Secretariat and other government offices have been tested positively Covid.
More than 1.8 doses of covid vaccine crore have been given in the capital until now, including the first 1.24 crore dose and 63 lakh second dose.
But many government employees have not taken the first dose.
Some claim they are burdened and because of lack of time away from work, they have not been able to get themselves vaccinated.