Biometric attendance back in AP
Amaravati: Biometric attendance system has been made mandatory once again in all government offices in Andhra Pradesh. Chief Secretary Aditya Nath Das issued a memo to this effect on Tuesday, directing all department heads to watch the biometric attendance of staff and take appropriate measures as per rules. He directed the Information Technology Department to operationalise the biometric devices in the state Secretariat and other offices immediately.
Biometric attendance for all government staff, using fingerprint, has been made mandatory in AP since September 2017.
Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the system was discontinued since March 2020 as it had the potential for causing infection spread.
At a meeting with all Special Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and Secretaries the Chief Secretaries conducted on August 13, it was decided to re-introduce the mandatory biometric attendance system in the state Secretariat, offices of the Heads of Departments, autonomous organisations, state unit offices and district Collectorates.
Accordingly, the Chief Secretary issued the memo on Tuesday and directed the IT Department and the General Administration Department to ensure that all biometric devices functioned properly.
He also directed that an integrated report on biometric attendance be generated and submitted on a monthly basis.
