Andhra Pradesh to encourage work from home in IT to promote women's employment
According to Andhra Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu the work landscape underwent a shift during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the changes can empower businesses and employees alike. He noted that such initiatives can help in achieving a better work-life balance.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday announced that the state will encourage work from home in IT and related sectors to ensure maximum women participation. Naidu made the announcement on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
"Andhra Pradesh is planning 'Work From Home' in a big way, especially for women," Naidu said in a LinkedIn post.
CREDIT: BCCL
Work from home gives better work-life balance
According to the Andhra Chief Minister, the work landscape underwent a shift during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the changes can empower businesses and employees alike.
"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 said.
The Chief Minister noted that such initiatives can help in achieving a better work-life balance and added that the Andhra government is offering incentives for developers to create IT office spaces in every city and town to generate employment.
More women employment
"I'm confident these initiatives will foster greater workforce participation, especially of women professionals, who will benefit through flexible remote/hybrid work options," he said.
Rise in remote working in India
Remote working as a concept picked up in India during the COVID-19 pandemic, and even though the lockdown restrictions have long been lifted, several employee surveys have shown that most employees wanted to continue working from home or work remotely if they were given an option.
CREDIT: UNSPLASH
Work from home trend in India
A survey by LinkedIn in September 2024 found that 12.7% of full-time employees in India work from home, while 28.2% adopt a hybrid model, indicating a significant shift towards remote work.
It also noted that by 2025, it is anticipated that between 60 million and 90 million Indians will be working remotely.
CREDIT: UNSPLASH
The survey also found that 71% of Indian job seekers prioritised job flexibility, with 98% expressing a desire to work remotely at least part-time.
For more news and current affairs from around the world, please visit Indiatimes News.
Bobins Abraham is the Assistant News Editor at Indiatimes. He has more than twelve years of experience in TV and digital journalism. An avid student of history and geopolitics, he is a conservationist and environmentalist at heart. He writes on environment, sustainability, human-animal conflict and more.
Read More