Biometric attendance of employees must
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 12 2023:
Chief secretary Dr Vineet Joshi has cautioned that habitual late attendance and early leaving of office shall be viewed seriously and disciplinary action initiated against such government servant under CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 and further directed Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) for all government employees of the state.
In an office memorandum, he observed that a large number of government employees posted across sections/departments, despite being registered and active over AEBAS, are not marking their attendance using the system.
He said that many government employees are not using AEBAS for marking attendance and most of them are marking their attendance after 10 am and leaving before office closing hours.
From the footage of the CCTV cameras placed at various locations with the Manipur Secretariat premises, it has been noticed that some employees are regularly indulging in marking attendance and leaving the premises without even entering their respective rootn/ working place and returning to office for marking AEBAS only.
Taking serious view of such unethical practice, the chief secretary said employees working at Manipur Secretariat who are not marking attendance on AEBAS shall mark their attendance using AEBAS only, while adding that GAD and DIT shall ensure that bio metric machines remain functional at all the times and DIT submit monthly AEBAS attendance indicating time report before 5th of every month to GAD deputy secretary to ensure punctuality.