Notwithstanding the plans of IT companies to call their workforce to office, the state government has decided to set up Work from Home Townships to facilitate tech workers working from remote locations.

The government has decided to set up 25 townships on pilot basis and go for expansion after studying the situation. The government will provide space, work stations, high-speed Internet and other in the proposed townships. The decision has been taken at the work from Home town committee meeting chaired by Industries and IT minister Mekapati Gautham Reddy.

The government advisor Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy asked the officials to kick-start the pilot project within three months. He directed the officials to take appropriate measures for providing security, 24×7 internet, privacy and other facilities in the proposed locations.