CM Rekha Gupta holds hybrid meetings as Delhi govt pushes work-from-home drive

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• Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday held departmental meetings in hybrid mode from her official residence, Mukhymantri Jan Seva Sadan, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for fuel conservation and reduction in vehicular pollution.
• Officials said several senior ministers and department heads conducted meetings virtually as part of the Delhi government’s push to encourage remote working and online official interactions wherever feasible under the “Mera Bharat, Mera Yogdan” initiative.
• Read Full Story Last week, Gupta announced a slew of measures, including two days of work from home for government offices, use of Metro trains by ministers and officers on Mondays, and a voluntary ‘no-vehicle day’ every week.
• Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood, Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra, and Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa also worked from home and conducted their official meetings online during the day, officials said.
• Meanwhile, Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh chaired a virtual...