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Industries in the state are awaiting clarity from the state to kickstart the activity after Centre gave green light for for a phased restart of economy during the lockdown by issuing guidelines.
B C Datta, Convenor, Ease of Doing Business Panel of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Tamil Nadu and Hyundai vice-president told Express that Industries are discussing with the state government on what all procedures should be taken to bring back the workforce post-lockdown following the categorisation of hotspots in the state.
"We are looking at options as any further delay in manufacturing will be financially stressful," said Datta. he said while pharmaceuticals and agriculture department has clear guidelines, the automobile sector lacks clarity as it is not only one unit but the vendors also have to start production.
A government official said that the state is working on operational guidelines which would be announced prior to April 20.
Meanwhile, Industry chambers have welcomed the move by the Centre. K Hari Thiagarajan, Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry, Tamil Nadu State Council welcomed the guidelines issued by the Central Government which are extremely relevant and give comfort to industry about the phased restart of the economy. "CII welcomes the strategic relaxation of key economic activities from 20 April as opening of manufacturing facilities in rural areas will provide a lot of relief to small enterprises and workers," he said.
Ramkumar Ramamoorthy, President of The Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) said that keeping the engines of the economy running is important to balance both lives and livelihood.
Thanking the government for announcing these relaxations with important guidelines around protecting the health and wellbeing of employees, MCCI said that industries will use the period from April 20 to May 3 as an opportunity to slow-crank the engine with limited person-power from the same locality or neighborhood, and in a calibrated fashion, ready themselves for expanded operations in the weeks and months ahead.
"It is important that the industries behave responsibly during this period as they shoulder an equal if not bigger responsibility to make the lockdown exit seamless and scalable,” he said.
Meanwhile, Confederation of Real estate Developers Association of India has urged the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister to open the construction sector during the lockdown. During a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister O Paneerselvam and Housing secretary Rajesh lakhani, Credai chiarman S Sridharan has ensured social distancing will be maintained and due care will be given for hygienic environment for staff and workers. he also urged the state to permit movement or transport of steel and cement to construction sites.
According to KPMG, total projects worth more than Rs 59,000 billion in India are under development, most of which would have been impacted severely by COVID-19. the report has stated India’s goal of becoming a USD5 trillion economy rests on the construction of critical infrastructure under the National Infrastructure Plan.
Meanwhile, Forum for IT Employees (FITE) has raised concern over the centre allowing allowing IT industry to function with 50 per cent of workforce. "IT companies are working in centralized air conditioned rooms which has all the possibilities of becoming the hotspot of corona virus spread as the Metro cities and municipal corporations like Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Pune are in the corona virus affected red zones," said Parimala, president of FITE.
She said the the order of Ministry of Home Affairs to allow IT Industry to function with 50 per cent workers is not advisable considering the scale of pandemic. Moreover IT Industry is functioning without much disturbance for business with Work from home option during the lock down, she added.
Industries in the state are awaiting clarity from the state to kickstart the activity after Centre gave green light for for a phased restart of economy during the lockdown by issuing guidelines.
B C Datta, Convenor, Ease of Doing Business Panel of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Tamil Nadu and Hyundai vice-president told Express that Industries are discussing with the state government on what all procedures should be taken to bring back the workforce post-lockdown following the categorisation of hotspots in the state.
"We are looking at options as any further delay in manufacturing will be financially stressful," said Datta. he said while pharmaceuticals and agriculture department has clear guidelines, the automobile sector lacks clarity as it is not only one unit but the vendors also have to start production.
A government official said that the state is working on operational guidelines which would be announced prior to April 20.
Meanwhile, Industry chambers have welcomed the move by the Centre. K Hari Thiagarajan, Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry, Tamil Nadu State Council welcomed the guidelines issued by the Central Government which are extremely relevant and give comfort to industry about the phased restart of the economy. "CII welcomes the strategic relaxation of key economic activities from 20 April as opening of manufacturing facilities in rural areas will provide a lot of relief to small enterprises and workers," he said.
Ramkumar Ramamoorthy, President of The Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) said that keeping the engines of the economy running is important to balance both lives and livelihood.
Thanking the government for announcing these relaxations with important guidelines around protecting the health and wellbeing of employees, MCCI said that industries will use the period from April 20 to May 3 as an opportunity to slow-crank the engine with limited person-power from the same locality or neighborhood, and in a calibrated fashion, ready themselves for expanded operations in the weeks and months ahead.
"It is important that the industries behave responsibly during this period as they shoulder an equal if not bigger responsibility to make the lockdown exit seamless and scalable,” he said.
Meanwhile, Confederation of Real estate Developers Association of India has urged the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister to open the construction sector during the lockdown. During a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister O Paneerselvam and Housing secretary Rajesh lakhani, Credai chiarman S Sridharan has ensured social distancing will be maintained and due care will be given for hygienic environment for staff and workers. he also urged the state to permit movement or transport of steel and cement to construction sites.
According to KPMG, total projects worth more than Rs 59,000 billion in India are under development, most of which would have been impacted severely by COVID-19. the report has stated India’s goal of becoming a USD5 trillion economy rests on the construction of critical infrastructure under the National Infrastructure Plan.
Meanwhile, Forum for IT Employees (FITE) has raised concern over the centre allowing allowing IT industry to function with 50 per cent of workforce. "IT companies are working in centralized air conditioned rooms which has all the possibilities of becoming the hotspot of corona virus spread as the Metro cities and municipal corporations like Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Pune are in the corona virus affected red zones," said Parimala, president of FITE.
She said the the order of Ministry of Home Affairs to allow IT Industry to function with 50 per cent workers is not advisable considering the scale of pandemic. Moreover IT Industry is functioning without much disturbance for business with Work from home option during the lock down, she added.
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