Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 2: The Government today ordered that all Government Offices/ PSUs/ Institutions/Corporations across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall switch over to biometric system (Aadhar or Finger Print based) of marking attendance with immediate effect and all employees shall necessarily mark their attendance both at arrival and departure as per the notified office hours of various offices.
“All Administrative Secretaries/ HoDs/ Managing Directors of ) PSUs/ Institution/ Corporations shall ensure installatioon of Biometric Attendance Systems/Equipments offices/ institutions under their administrative control by or before 15th of June,” an official order said.
It added that concerned DDOS shall draw the salaries of employees working in various departments of Civil Secretariat only on the basis of satisfactory biometric attendance w.e.f 1st July.
“Salaries of employees working in subordinate offices/PSUs/ iv Corporations/ Institutions etc. shall be drawn on the basis of satisfactory biometric attendance w.e.f 1st August, 2022 only by their DDOs,” the order read.
The Government also ordered that all Administrative Secretaries/HoDs shal put In place Blometric System of marking attendance for all employees deployed for field duties and not required to attend office establishments (like Patwaries, Panchayat Secretaries, Police Personnel, Beat Guards of various departments like Forest, Fisheries etc.) Jammu and Kashmir through various IT based/enabled tools and mobile applications within a period of four weeks positively.
“It is further ordered that the Information Technoloogy Department shall provide the requlslte technical guidance In the matter as may be sought by various departments.” the order said.
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