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Cutting across all PSEs, all CMDs
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interviewed shared that the LIST OF PARTICIPATING PSEs IN KIIs
COVID pandemic taught new ways
of conducting business; though MAHARATNA
flexi-timings or working from home
options were already existing in 1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
some. There was no ambiguity in 2. GAIL (India) Limited
their stating three things upfront 3. Indian Oil Corporation Limited
viz. i. All jobs in the company will 4. NTPC Limited
not be possible through WfH ii. WfH
arrangement require companies to 5. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
become empathetic towards 6. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
supporting all their employees, not 7. Steel Authority of India Limited
only women employees and iii.
There is a need to formulate a NAVRATNA
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written WfH policy.
8. Container Corporation of India Limited
The following core points emerged 9. Engineers India Limited
from the KIIs: 10.NMDC Limited
11. NBCC (India) Limited
1. The senior management and 12.NLC India Limited
the decision makers 13.OIL India Limited
interviewed under Key 14.The Shipping Corporation of India
Informant Interviews (KIIs) in
the PSEs were unanimous in Limited
their opinion that while the WfH
was a necessity, it was forced MINIRATNA (Category I)/OTHER PROFIT
post COVID-19 declared MAKING CPSEs
pandemic and it definitely
cannot be applied for the entire 15.Airports Authority of India
company. For them, the new 16.Central Warehousing Corporation
norm was not specifically the 17.Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore
WfH but how to return to Limited
function optimally with 18.MOIL Limited
necessary safety and
precautionary measures. 19.RailTel Corporation of India Limited
20.Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited
2. As a corollary to the point 21.SJVN Limited
above, it was reiterated that the 22.Western Coalfields Limited
experience of PSEs show that
WfH is a sustainable option; however it cannot be relevant to all departments or
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units in a company. So each needs to reviews its manpower requirements and

29 CMDs of 14 PSEs were interviewed.
30 A few PSEs, already had a WfH policy in place; some were in-process of making; most
however did not have a written/defined WfH policy.
31 WfH is effective in case of office going personnel like Finance, Legal, Business
Development, Company Secretary, HR, etc.
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