Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday, February 11 has pushed for large-scale "Work From Home" under Andhra Pradesh IT & GCC Policy 4.0. The announcement was made on International Day of Women and Girls in Science and aims to foster greater workforce participation, especially among women.
“As we know, the work landscape underwent a shift during the COVID-19 pandemic. With technology readily available to scale, ‘Work From Home’ gained prominence. Concepts such as remote work, coworking spaces (CWS), and Neighbourhood Workspaces (NWS) can empower businesses and employees alike to create flexible, productive work environments,” Naidu said, in a social media post.
Naidu stated that the Andhra Pradesh IT & GCC Policy 4.0 was a game-changing step that offers incentives for developers to create IT office spaces in every city/town/mandal and supporting IT/GCC firms to generate employment at the grassroots. “Such initiatives can enable a better work-life balance. We plan to harness these trends to drive meaningful change in AP,” he added.
He expressed confidence that these initiatives will foster greater workforce participation, especially for women professionals, who will benefit through flexible remote/hybrid work options.