Add laptops, routers to essential item list: Nasscom to Govt

Industry body Nasscom has urged the government to expand the list of essential items to include products like laptops and routers to facilitate work from home amid the nationwide lockdown.

Four days after allowing e-commerce firms to also deliver non-essential items such as electronic goods and ready-made garments, the government on Sunday said non-essential items will continue to be prohibited during the lockdown period till May 3.

“With most of us working/learning from home, access to basic equipment is absolutely critical. Urge govt to consider basic requirements like office chairs, routers, laptops/desktops etc as essentials for #ecommerce deliveries,” Nasscom said in a tweet.