Vijayawada, February 15, 2025: At a time when there are discussions about 90-hour work weeks in office, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said his administration is planning to introduce a “work from home” policy.
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, Naidu said, “Andhra Pradesh is planning “Work From Home” in a big way, especially for women”, while celebrating the achievements of all women and girls in these fields.
“As we know, 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,” he further said on X.
Asserting the need for better work-life balance, Naidu stressed that the Andhra Pradesh Information Technology (IT) and Global Capability Centres (GCC) Policy 4.0 is a game-changing step in that direction. “We’re offering incentives for developers to create IT office spaces in every city/town/mandal and supporting IT/GCC firms to generate employment at the grassroots,” he said.
“I’m confident these initiatives will foster greater workforce participation, especially of women professionals, who will benefit through flexible remote/hybrid work options,” he added.
The Andhra Pradesh government approved this policy on Wednesday (February 12), saying it aims to strengthen the infrastructure gaps in the physical, financial, and the digital spaces and incentivise massive employment creation.
What Is This Policy?
According to the reports published in news18.com The Andhra Pradesh IT and GCC Policy 4.0 focuses on large-scale capacities in co-working spaces and neighbourhood workspaces to provide flexibility in workspaces and foster work-life balance to the employees in the IT and the GCC sector to improve productivity.
