In the present situation of global pandemic of Covid 19, several GOs have been
published regarding the presence of the govt employees & teachers from the starting period of
declaration of lock down March 2020 to till date.
As there are some doubts to the govt employees, regarding the GOs and work
arrangement, to make it clear, let us have a glance at all the Govt Orders published till
the present day.
1. March 2020
50% of group B,C and D employees should be present and Saturday will be a holiday for all govt offices.
Almost all govt offices except the very necessary or emergency service departments like
Secretariat, various Directorates, Health Services, Police, Civil Supplies, Fire etc
remained closed till 17/04/2020.
2. April 2020
From 18/04/2020, class 1&2 govt employees should have to be present 5 days a week.
Saturday is a holiday. For class 3 & 4 employees, the presence ratio should be 33%.
This existed till 22/04/2020.
Very least number of employees from Red zone districts and hot spot areas, 33% of
employees in Secretariat and Directorate, in all other offices except Red zone and
hot spot 50 % of employees of A & B category, 33% of B & C category should have
to be present. Physically handicapped, persons with severe illness, pregnant women
and parents with children below 5 years should be exempted from work. This
situation was from 23/04/2020 to 18/05/2020
3. May 2020
50% of all category employees should be present. After the declaration of lock down,
the employees working in other districts and those who can’t be present to duty
should be present before the collector of the district concerned.
4. June 2020
Very few govt employees at the offices in the containment zone need present. All
employees must have to be present in other places. Employees who are parents of
physically disabled or severe illness, autism /cerebral parsley children, mother of
children below one year, 7 months completed pregnant women etc be exempted.
Also. Special casual leave can be allotted to the employees residing in the
containment zone on producing an affidavit from the secretary from the LSGD
concerned. This came into force from 07/06/2020
Group B employees should be present on all days. Others be limited according the
social distancing norms. Those who can’t reach other districts, can be present in the
Collectorate or Panchayath with permission from their parent department.
5. July 2020
With effect from 01/07/2020(Go No. 112 & 117 – continuation). In the office where social distancing can’t be followed for work arrangement, the
head of the office concerned can take suitable decision for the presence of the Group
D & C employees on alternative days or week. For the employees under quarantine,
special causal leave for that period along with ‘work from home’. Pregnant women
need not go to office instead, they should make arrangement for work from home.
The order still prevails.
6. September 2020
All govt offices shall function with 100% attendance.
7. October 2020
Pregnant officers, breast feeding mothers having kids less than one year, cancer patients and officers undergoing organ transplant are exempted from appearing directly in the office for the duty and they are allowed to work from home.
8. December 2020
9. January 2021
10. February 2021
11. April 2021
11. May 2021
| Work from home-25% Attendance-Restrictions for the effective containmnet of covid 19-25% attendance in Govt offices. GO(Rt) No.297/2021/DMD dtd 03-05-2021 |
| Covid 19 - Exemption from duty to blind and other disabled employees-exemption granted-orders issued. G.O.(Rt) No.394/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 03-05-2021 |
| Disaster Management Department - Covid-19 – containment activities-lock down in the State from 8th May 2021-G.O.(Rt)No.404/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 06-05-2021 |
| Labour Department is also included in the exception category of Government of India establishments.-G.O.(Rt)No.406/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 08-05-2021 |
| Covid duty for govt employees & teachers-G.O.(Rt)No.410/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 11-05-2021 |
| Covid duty for govt employees & teachers-Revised G.O.(Rt)No.412/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 12-05-2021 |
| Covid-19 – containment activities- second phase lock down in the State from 16 th May 2021 to 23rd May-2021. G.O.(Rt)No.416/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 14/05/2021 |
| Covid-19 – containment activities- Third phase lock down in the State from 24th to 30th May. G.O.(Rt)No.432/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 21/05/2021 |
| Sub registrar Ofiice -working time. Circular dtd 27-05-2021 |
| Lockdown in the State from 31st May 2021 to 9th June 2021 - additional guidelines - orders issued.G.O.(Rt)No.444 /2021/DMD Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 29 May, 2021 |
| All Central and State government departments, including PSUs, Corporations, Autonomous Organisations, Commissions etc. may function with upto 50% of staff from 7th June-2021 onwards on rotation basis. G.O.(Rt)No.448/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 31/05/2021 |
11. June 2021
| Disaster Management Department - Containment Activities - work arrangement-G.O.(Rt)No.452/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 03/06/2021 |
| The date of reopening of various Government establishments with minimum staff upto 50% of strength postponed from 7.6.2021 to 10.6.2021. G.O.(Rt)No.455/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 03/06/2021 |
| Work from home categories-G.O.(Rt)No.456/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 04/06/2021 |
| Working-Krishi Office-G.O.(Rt)No.458/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 05/06/2021 |
| Disaster Management Department - Containment Activities - Lockdown in the State from 10th June to 16th June 2021.G.O.(Rt)No.459/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 07/06/2021 |
| Disaster Management Department - Containment Activities - Lockdown in the State from 10th June to 16th June 2021.G.O.(Rt)No.459/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 07/06/2021 |
| Daily wages employees- lock down period-eligible for salary-G.O.(P)No.82/2021/Fin Dated 14/06/2021 |
| Lock down-excemption-G.O.(RT)No.467/2021/Fin Dated 15/06/2021 |
| lockdown exemptions based on average Test Positivity Rates of LSGIs 22/06/2021. G.O.(Rt)No.479/2021/DMD Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 22/06/2021 |
11. July 2021
12. August 2021
13. September 2021
14. October 2021
15. December 2021
This would be helpful to mark in the attendance register along with the Order No in
connection with it, in that period from 23rd of March 2020.
