A day after announcing that the state government and private offices will resume work with 100% staff in attendance from June second week, the West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, has now retracted from her statement. In a series of tweets, Mamata said, “With multiple crises in the state, we've decided to increase State Government workforce capacity from 50% to 70%. Prerogative lies with the respective managements of private entities to decide on workforce capacity & act accordingly,” the CM said in another tweet. (2/3) — Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) May 29, 2020“The lockdown will continue with minimal effects. Jute Mills and Tea Gardens will operate with 100% workforce capacity.

Source: dna May 30, 2020 09:11 UTC