The General Administration Department of Goa on February 08, 2022 has issued an office memorandum to extend the COVID-19 related restrictions and Precautions till February 15, 2022.
The precautions and restrictions are as followed:
(i) Persons with Disabilities and Pregnant women employees shall be exempted from attending office, but are required to work from home.
(ii) Those officers/ staff who are not attending office and working from home shall be available on telephone and other electronic means of communication at all times. They should attend office, if called for and if any exigency of work demands.
(iii) All Officers/Staff have to ensure strict compliance with covid- appropriate behaviour viz. frequent washing of hands/ sanitization, wearing a mask/ face cover, observing social distancing at all times.
(iv) Proper cleaning and frequent sanitization of workplace, particularly of the frequently touched surfaces may be ensured. HoDs may also ensure non-crowding in corridors, canteens etc.
(v) The marking of attendance through Aadhar based Biometric Attendance System is exempted till 15/02/2022. However, all the employees are required to mark their attendance in Attendance Registers manually. Further, Offices/Departments having face/card reader Attendance System shall continue marking their attendance.
[Office Memo - No.37/2/2020-GAD-II/(P.F)/452]
