Government Relaxes Rules; Facilitates Work From Home for IT Industry

The government has done away with most of the registration and other requirements for the IT Industry and BPO’s. This is a major move to facilitate permanent work from home for tech companies. The government has also done away with requirements such as deposit of bank guarantees, for static IPs, frequent reporting obligations, the publication of network diagram, penal provisions.

Massive encouragement for ‘Other Service Provider’ Industry in BPO and ITeS Sectors; Liberalized Guidelines issued by Government of India. @rsprasad @DoT_India @SanjayDhotreMP @PMOIndia @mygovindia

Release: https://t.co/PoG6bZDjnr

— PIB_INDIA Ministry of Communications (@pib_comm) November 5, 2020

The relaxation was provided by the department of telecom after demands made by IT and tech companies that sought permanent relaxation on working location after initially starting the trend during the corona lockdown period.

PM Narendra Modi tweeted,

Now:

Registration requirement for OSPs has been done away with altogether.

The BPO industry engaged in data related work is out of the ambit of OSP regulations.

Many other requirements have been done away with.

These steps will further flexibility and productivity.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 5, 2020

He added,

India’s IT sector is our pride.

The prowess of this sector is recognised globally.

We are committed to doing everything possible to ensure a conducive environment for growth and innovation in India.

Today’s decisions will especially encourage young talent in the sector!

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 5, 2020

“The new guidelines are inspired by Prime Minister Modi’s strong emphasis on Minimum Government, Maximum Governance. India’s IT industry is a source of pride for the country and the new guidelines are aimed at removing unnecessary bureaucratic restrictions to allow the industry to focus on innovative new products and solutions,” the ministry of communications said in a statement.

The new framework is expected to provide a strong impetus to India’s industry and will make India one of the most competitive IT jurisdictions in the world.

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