WB govt employees, bureaucrats to WFH from Oct 8: Sources

State government employees will start working from home starting October 8 in West Bengal, on Thursday a source in state secretariat Nabanna said.

Kolkata: Despite a previous order noting a holiday period for West Bengal government employees till October 11, public servants and bureaucrats will start working from home from October 8, a source in the state secretariat informed on Thursday.

Those in 'Nabanna' familiar with the developments further said that the state government's e-office server, inactive between October 2 and 7 due to server maintenance, will be up and running starting the eighth of this month, and officials will be able to log in remotely.

The e-office server, which provides the opportunity for all state administration employees to not be physically present in the office, is expected to accelerate things for the employees and the government.