WFH to continue for some more months, won’t ask IT companies to open offices: Karnataka Dy CM Ashwath Narayan

The state government “cannot” and “will not” ask IT companies to open up office spaces, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan told the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.

Replying to a question raised by Hoskote MLA Sharath Bachegowda, Narayan said the work from home arrangement will continue for “some more months” because of the Covid-19 pandemic situation.

“The government cannot mandate companies to open offices. Eventually, they will open up. When the time is right, they will take a call on this. There’s no thought in the government to ask companies to open their offices. Also, the situation isn’t right for us to ask them to,” Narayan, the IT/BT minister said.