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SME Times News Bureau | 04 May, 2020
As the lockdown relaxations come in starting Monday and manufacturing of
consumer durables resume partially, most companies feel that clarity is
required on the guidelines for the resumption of operations.
During
the extended period of the nationwide lockdown May 4-17, the government
has allowed economic and industrial activity with riders, mostly in
orange and green zones.
Speaking to IANS, Avneet Singh Marwah,
Director and CEO of consumer electronics manufacturer Super Plastronics
Pvt Ltd (SPPL) - a brand licensee of Kodak in India, said that it would
take a few more days for smooth resumption of factories and offices as
several state governments have not yet clearly communicated on the
guidelines.
"It would take a few more days, as many states are
yet to communicate clear guidelines on resuming operations. Alot of
movement is still restricted...we are working closely with our partners
to ensure that any demand-supply gap is bridged and our customers
receive safe and hygiene products," he said.
Marwah said that
SPPL has opened all its offices and warehouse across India, as none of
them comes under red containment zones. In the meantime, its factory in
Noida has been put through all the required steps such as human
sanitisation machines and protocols for social distancing, so that as
soon as government gives a green signal, the operations can commence.
"Currently,
only 15 per cent sale is happening, as major cities, from where over 80
per cent of the demand comes are red zones," the SPPL CEO said.
Gurmeet
Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air
Conditioning India Ltd, noted that all the major cities which are hubs
of commercial and business activities are under the red zone, but state
governments are trying hard to open up the business within the
guidelines issued by the Central government.
He further said that
Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India has been able to
successfully start its operations with the required safety measures.
"We
have fully sanitised and opened our Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad,
Bhubaneshwar, Jaipur offices today following operational guidelines of
33 per cent staff strength," Singh said.
However, the company's
Delhi office has started with a very thin attendance as many staff
members come from other areas around Delhi and movement is still
restricted in these areas. The borders of Delhi are sealed and therefore
no one but for essential services is allowed to cross borders and the
company has another regional office at Gurgaon, next to Delhi also
opened on Monday with skeleton staff.
"We have also resumed
operations smoothly at our manufacturing facility in Kadi, Gujarat. We
started with around 350 operators today and expecting the full workforce
to join from tomorrow," Singh told IANS.
However, several
companies in the consumer durable segment, who did not want to be named,
said that they are not able to comment right now as there is no clarity
and they have not able to resume operations. According to them, it
would require a few more days for the operations to smoothen.
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