India’s Haryana state has allowed the government employees who are blind and have mobility disabilities, to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
“The state government employees working on a regular basis/contract/daily wages who are unable to walk having physical disabilities of 50 percent or above, and also those who are blind may be allowed to work from home,” according to the Haryana government press release.
“An official spokesperson said that such employees with disabilities should be allowed to work from home as far as necessary, otherwise they may be exempted to attend office. This period will be treated as duty for all intents and purposes.” further stated in the statement.
As per the spokesperson, the state government on May 8 had issued guidelines for the protection and safety of employees with disabilities to contain the spread of coronavirus, under which such employees were exempted from attending offices.
