Updated on: Nov 24, 2025 08:19 pm IST All Delhi government offices and private organisations will operate with 50 per cent staff, with the remaining employees working remotely. All Delhi government offices and private organisations will operate with 50 per cent staff, with the remaining employees working remotely, due to increasing pollution levels, according to an order issued by the government on Monday. A layer of smog covered New Delhi city in the early hours of 24 November 2025. (Vipin Kumar/ Hindustan Times) “All private offices functioning within NCT of Delhi shall operate with not more than 50% staff physically attending the workplace. The remaining staff shall mandatorily work from home,” the order issued by the Delhi government’s department of environment & forests said. The order also urged private offices to implement staggered working hours where feasible, ensure strict compliance with work-from-home norms, and minimise vehicular movement associated with office commutes. Hospitals, private and public health facilities, fire services, public transport, electricity, water, sanitation, and other essential or emergency services are, however, exempted from these …