The government has amended the rules of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to allow IT employees in SEZs to work from home till December 31, 2023, subject to certain conditions.

According to the amended Rule 43A of the SEZ Act, employees of IT and information technology services, traveling employees as well as employees working offsite will be allowed to work from home i.e. WFH or any place outside the SEZ.

WFH exemption given to 50 percent employees in July Let us tell you, in July, the Center had allowed 50 percent employees, including contract employees in SEZs, to work from home. Till now, work from home was permitted in Special Economic Zones for a maximum period of one year. At the same time, to approve more number of people in WFH, the development commissioners of SEZ were given the freedom to bring flexibility in the rules.

List of employees working in WFH will have to be made The Ministry of Commerce said in a notification issued on Thursday that a unit can allow its employees to work from home or from any place outside the SEZ. The new rule states that a unit will have to maintain a list of only those employees who are permitted to work from any location outside the WFH or SEZ and submit the list to the Development Commissioner, as and when required.

In addition, the new rule states that such employees may be allowed to work from home on a temporary basis without payment of IGST or service tax, or to purchase laptops, desktops, and laptops for work from home or any location outside special economic zones . Other electronic equipment to be provided at no charge.

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Information provided by the department Announcing the rules of work from home, the Ministry of Commerce has informed that now employees will be able to get work from home for a maximum of one year.

Under the new rule, only 50 percent of the employees will be able to get the benefit of work from home. 50% of the employees of the Special Economic Zone Unit will be allowed to work from home. Let us tell you, this rule has been notified for Work from Home Special Economic Zone Rule 43A 2006.

Which employees will get benefits?

The Union Commerce Ministry said that after several requests from employees, the department has introduced new guidelines for Special Economic Zones. The rules notified by the ministry states that these guidelines have been implemented keeping in mind the demands of the industry to follow a uniform nationwide work from home policy across all SEZs.

What are the new guidelines

• These rules are for the employees of IT/ITES SEZ units.
• This would include employees who are temporarily disabled, or are traveling or traveling and working offsite.
• SEZ units will be provided with equipment and secure connectivity for authorized work from home operations.

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According to a media report, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal gave this information on Tuesday. At present, work from home is allowed in SEZs for a maximum period of one year and this facility can be given only to 50 percent of the total employees. Goyal said that the government has received requests from many sectors to increase the scope of work from home.

Work from home increased exports

Piyush Goyal said that during the Corona period, the government had given permission for work from home in SEZs. It yielded good results and everyone welcomed the move. This helped a lot in increasing the exports of India’s service sector. Last year, service sector exports stood at $254 billion. Goyal expressed hope that this year it will increase further. The Union Minister said that work from home will help in generating employment opportunities in small towns like Rajkot and Una.

All sectors will be involved

The Union Minister said that the benefit of 100% work from home facility can be given to all the sectors present in the SEZ. He said that it is in the interest of the country to allow work from home. Addressing the participants of the Board of Trade meeting, Goyal also stressed on the need for more trade agreements with developed countries. He said that the participants should focus on the possibilities of FTAs ​​in each sector. Strategies and measures were discussed in the meeting to set export targets, new foreign trade policy and to increase domestic manufacturing.

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