Jharkhand Govt Doctors Boycott Biometric Attendance System
7 months, 1 week ago

Jharkhand Govt Doctors Boycott Biometric Attendance System

News 18  

Jharkhand government doctors on Tuesday boycotted the biometric attendance system, terming it ”not feasible” for emergency services. The decision to boycott the biometric attendance system was taken during a joint meeting of the Jharkhand unit of the Indian Medical Association and Jharkhand Health Service Association on August 11 following a government order that says the system would be applicable to all government employees, an IMA official said. if a doctor does extra hours in emergency, will he be paid for the service?” These have not been cleared in the letter.” Jharkhand IMA secretary Pradip Kumar Singh said that the order cannot be implemented for people who are in emergency services such as police and medical, as it would ”not be feasible”. A Ranchi Sadar Hospital surgeon Dr Ajit Kumar said that emergency services should be excluded from the order, as it would cause trouble to the patient.

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Maha to make biometric attendance mandatory for healthcare staff
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Maha to make biometric attendance mandatory for healthcare staff

Hindustan Times  

Amid complaints about the unavailability of doctors and hospital staff during duty hours, the Maharashtra public health department has announced that biometric attendance will be made mandatory for all medical officers and staff starting April 1, 2025, officials said. A circular was issued by the health department on March 5, 2025, stating that from April 1, salaries will be disbursed …

Centre fixes 9.15 am deadline for ‘latecomer’ employees: Report
9 months, 1 week ago

Centre fixes 9.15 am deadline for ‘latecomer’ employees: Report

Hindustan Times  

In a move to crack down on “latecomers,” the Centre's department of personnel and training has mandated that all government employees, including senior officials, must arrive at the office by 9 am, allowing a grace period of 15 minutes. - While central government offices operate from 9 am to 5.30 pm, junior-level employees often arrive late and leave early, causing …

Ludhiana: Biometric attendance system for all govt school staff by month end
5 years, 2 months ago

Ludhiana: Biometric attendance system for all govt school staff by month end

Hindustan Times  

deepa.sharma@hindustantimes.com HT Image To keep a check on latecomers and absentees, the state government has decided to introduce biometric attendance system for all staff in the 1,527 government schools of the district by the end of this month. Confirming the details, district education officer Rajinder Kaur said, “Biometric attendance system will be introduced in all government schools of the district …

Odisha: Biometric attendance introduced in higher education department
5 years, 6 months ago

Odisha: Biometric attendance introduced in higher education department

India Today  

The higher education department of Odisha government has introduced biometric attendance recording system for its staff at the Odisha state secretariat Lok Seva Bhawan, officials said on Tuesday. Here's what the notification read: "Every employee is required to record his/her ''Office In'' as well as ''Office Out'' time in the Biometric Attendance Recording Device. A grace period of half an …

1.5 crore UP primary school kids to use biometric attendance
5 years, 7 months ago

1.5 crore UP primary school kids to use biometric attendance

India TV News  

After making yoga compulsory for students in government-run primary schools, the Yogi Adityanath government has decided to implement biometric attendance systems for over 1.5 crore children enrolled in 1.5 lakh primary schools within the next six months. Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Minister Satish Dwivedi has made the announcement that students can now "put their thumb impressions between 8 a.m. and …

UP govt to implement biometric attendance system for 1.5 crore primary school kids
5 years, 7 months ago

UP govt to implement biometric attendance system for 1.5 crore primary school kids

India Today  

After making yoga compulsory for students in government-run primary schools, the Yogi Adityanath government has decided to implement biometric attendance systems for over 1.5 crore children enrolled in 1.5 lakh primary schools within the next six months. Sweepers also have to mark attendance every day Dwivedi said that instructions have been issued to Panchayati Raj officials to ensure sweepers clean …

Jharkhand govt website exposes Aadhaar numbers of over 100,000 employees
6 years, 1 month ago

Jharkhand govt website exposes Aadhaar numbers of over 100,000 employees

Firstpost  

This is yet another case of government agencies using Aadhaar as a verification system, and not taking enough measures to secure the database online There is really no stopping irresponsible use of Aadhaar data. Employees using the Aadhaar biometric attendance system to mark their attendance, have their details exposed as the servers holding this information have been without a password …

Yogi Adityanath wants biometric attendance system installed in Uttar Pradesh government offices up to block level
7 years, 11 months ago

Yogi Adityanath wants biometric attendance system installed in Uttar Pradesh government offices up to block level

Firstpost  

If there is one chief minister who is consciously shaking things up, it’s Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi Adityanath. From banning illegal slaughterhouses, introducing anti-Romeo squads, striking at security cover for over 100 VIPs in the state, pushing open Yoga centres in all districts, and inking a 24x7 power supply deal with the Centre, Adityanath, the saffron-clad chief minister, has been changing …

AP staff attendance very poor
8 years, 2 months ago

AP staff attendance very poor

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The biometrics attendance system introduced by the state government seems to be not giving any intended results. The data from Chief Minister’s dashboard shows that overall attendance of the employees across all districts and those still working at Hyderabad was only 38.79 per cent in the last 30 days. According to the data available on the CM’s dashboard, only …

Biometrics attendance mandatory for govt college faculty, employees in MP
8 years, 2 months ago

Biometrics attendance mandatory for govt college faculty, employees in MP

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh higher education department has linked e-attendance with disbursement of salaries of principals, teachers and employees of government colleges in the state to stem rampant absenteeism among faculty and staff in the institutes, officials said on Friday. “We have installed biometric machines at all government colleges in Indore division and no one will now escape by making excuses …

Jharkhand government’s biometric push fails to move staff
8 years, 11 months ago

Jharkhand government’s biometric push fails to move staff

Hindustan Times  

The state employees in Jharkhand have literally thumbed their nose at the government’s biometric attendance system despite it being linked to the salary disbursal, according to a report. A random check showed that 27,717 employees marked their presence through 1260 AEBAS active devices across the state. The Aadhar Enabled Biometric Attendance System was launched by chief minister Raghubar Das in …

Aadhar-enabled biometric attendance system introduced
10 years, 4 months ago

Aadhar-enabled biometric attendance system introduced

The Hindu  

The Centre on Friday introduced Aadhar-enabled biometric attendance system in its offices across the country. “The equipment will be procured by the Ministries/departments as per specifications of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology on the Directorate-General of Supplies and Disposals rate contract from authorised vendors,” said an official release. The rules relating to working hours will remain the same, …

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