Agartala, June 8 -- In a significant administrative reform aimed at enhancing work-life balance while maintaining productivity in government offices, the Tripura government under the leadership of Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha has introduced a new office schedule for state government employees.

As per the notification, office timings have been revised from the existing 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM schedule to 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM on working days. Simultaneously, the government has declared all Saturdays as holidays, replacing the earlier system under which only the second and fourth Saturdays were observed as holidays.

The decision is being viewed as a prudent and employee-friendly administrative measure by the state government. Officials said the ...