Covid-19 Resource Center

24/7 helpline established in Tamil Nadu to facilitate industries to function with protocols in place on nights and Sundays.

07-01-2022 Covid Lockdown GO. TN Government has placed minimum restrictions. Moreover in order to not hamper its economy, Tamil Nadu exempts workers from Sunday curfews, provided they carry valid company ID cards and permission slips. TN Government seeks all the establishments to work towards double vaccinating its workers.

As per the Revised Guidelines for International Arrivals in India, prior to travelling to India all passengers are required to submit the required declarations and a negative RT-PCR report on the Air Suvidha Portal. Upon arrival, 2% of the total passengers on each flight would be subjected to a RT-PCR test at the airport. Further, all passengers would be required to undergo home quarantine of 7 days. Separately, passengers arriving from at-risk countries (list periodically updated by the relevant authority) are required to undertake additional testing at the airport.

Updates on Work-from-Office for fully vaccinated employees engaged in companies in Bangalore, including the IT sector. Possible prosecution prescribed both for employees and the company in case of violations.

If any employee displays symptoms of Covid-19 in the workplace, an employer is required to isolate the individual in a separate room and provide a facemask till the individual is examined by a doctor / sent to a Covid-19 compliant hospital.

As per the revised home isolation guidelines if an individual tests positive for Covid-19 (whether symptomatic or asymptomatic), he/she is required to remain in quarantine for a period of at least 7 days, opposed to the previously mandated 14 days. Thereafter, the individual may end isolation if he/she does not develop a fever for 3 successive days. Further, there is no need for re-testing after the home isolation period is over.

Any individual who has come into close contact with an infected individual must monitor his/her own condition. However, no isolation is required in such circumstance. If such individual develops any symptoms of COVID-19, he/she would be required to get a RT-PCR test and subsequent treatment if the test result is positive. No testing is required if the individual does not develop any symptoms within 7 days from the date of contact with the infected individual.

As per the Guidelines for Contact Tracing of COVID-19 Cases in Community Settings issued by the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme National Centre for Disease Control, an employer would be required to inform low-risk contacts (all employees, building security, co-tenants on the same floor, liftmen, etc.) in the event there is a positive case of Covid-19 in the office to ensure that such contacts also follow the required protocol to prevent further spread of the disease.

Exemption to persons with disabilities and pregnant women employees from attending the office during curfew period

Gap between two board meetings under Section 173 of The Companies Act, 2013 The Circular extends the requirement of holding meetings of the Board of the companies within the intervals provided in section 173 of the Companies Act, 2013 (120 days) by a period of 60 days for first two quarters of Financial Year 2021-22. Accordingly, the gap between two consecutive meetings of the Board can be extended to 180 days during the Quarter - April to June 2021 and Quarter- July to September, 2021, instead of 120 days as required in the Companies Act, 2013.

Relaxation of levy of additional fees in filing of certain forms under The Companies Act, 2013 and LLP Act, 2008. The Circular provides additional time up to 31st July, 2021 to file such forms under the Companies Act, 2013 and the LLP Act, in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Guidelines to break the chain of Covid transmis As per the lockdown order, essential staff/employees of IT and ITeS companies are permitted to work from office (see section 10 (h) of Annexure 1) by producing valid ID cards issued by the employers (see Section 9 (d) of Annexure 1). All industries, industrial establishments and production units (other than garment manufacturing) are permitted to operate. The employees will be required to produce valid ID card to travel to the workplace and back. All construction activities are also permitted (see Sections 11 and 12 of Annexure 1. For medical emergencies and vaccinations, movement of people has also been permitted. See Section 9 (j) of Annexure 1.