Biometric Attendance System

A woman, in her early twenties, was rushed to a hospital after suffering an electric shock while trying to mark her attendance using the biometric system at her waterlogged IAS coaching centre in Delhi.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday came down hard on the state government for failing to restart usage of biometrics to mark employees' attendance in offices, saying it still "appears to be in slumber".

The Rajya Sabha secretariat on Monday returned to biometric attendance after it was suspended for over two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

An adequate number of biometric machines should be installed in the universities. A centralised server should also be put in place so that all the data is available on it, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel said.

COVID-19 pandemic has presently made it unsafe to use contact-based biometric verification for attendance marking systems. To circumvent this problem, Research Centre Imarat (RCI), DRDO, has successfully developed AI-based Attendance Application (AINA) which allows non-contact based personnel verification using facial features of the person capture...

The Delhi government on Thursday asked head of departments (HoDs), autonomous bodies and municipal corporations to suspend the biometric attendance system in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, an official said.

The government may extend the biometric system to other departments later, sources told PTI.

The Yogi Adityanth government has decided to implement biometric attendance systems for over 1.5 crore children enrolled in 1.5 lakh primary schools.

The Tripura government has introduced Aadhaar based biometric attendance system at the state secretariat aiming to bring in more discipline among staff and encourage minimal use of paper for official work.

Effective implementation of biometric attendance system in government offices has started showing tangible results as it has improved punctuality and the delivery of service, the Jammu and Kashmir government said yesterday.

Making innovative use of a popular multi-purpose sealant, a recently busted syndicate hoodwinked the biometric attendance system at the Uttar Pradesh Police constable recruitment examination, but in the process sealed its own fate.

Cracking the whip on latecomers, the railway ministry has said it will install Aadhaar-based biometric attendance system across its zones and divisions by January 31 next year.

The Railway Ministry has planned to install Aadhar-based biometric attendance system in all its zones and divisions by January 31, 2018, an official said on Sunday.

Besides a corruption-free and efficient model of working at government offices in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wants all employees to report to work on time. To ensure punctuality, he has directed installation of biometric attendance system in offices up to the block level.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed that a biometric attendance system be put in place in offices up to the block level to ensure all government employees reach work on time. His instructions came during a meeting with officials of the rural development department late on Saturday night.

A woman, in her early twenties, was rushed to a hospital after suffering an electric shock while trying to mark her attendance using the biometric system at her waterlogged IAS coaching centre in Delhi.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday came down hard on the state government for failing to restart usage of biometrics to mark employees' attendance in offices, saying it still "appears to be in slumber".

The Rajya Sabha secretariat on Monday returned to biometric attendance after it was suspended for over two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

An adequate number of biometric machines should be installed in the universities. A centralised server should also be put in place so that all the data is available on it, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel said.

COVID-19 pandemic has presently made it unsafe to use contact-based biometric verification for attendance marking systems. To circumvent this problem, Research Centre Imarat (RCI), DRDO, has successfully developed AI-based Attendance Application (AINA) which allows non-contact based personnel verification using facial features of the person capture...

The Delhi government on Thursday asked head of departments (HoDs), autonomous bodies and municipal corporations to suspend the biometric attendance system in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, an official said.

The government may extend the biometric system to other departments later, sources told PTI.

The Yogi Adityanth government has decided to implement biometric attendance systems for over 1.5 crore children enrolled in 1.5 lakh primary schools.

The Tripura government has introduced Aadhaar based biometric attendance system at the state secretariat aiming to bring in more discipline among staff and encourage minimal use of paper for official work.

Effective implementation of biometric attendance system in government offices has started showing tangible results as it has improved punctuality and the delivery of service, the Jammu and Kashmir government said yesterday.

Making innovative use of a popular multi-purpose sealant, a recently busted syndicate hoodwinked the biometric attendance system at the Uttar Pradesh Police constable recruitment examination, but in the process sealed its own fate.

Cracking the whip on latecomers, the railway ministry has said it will install Aadhaar-based biometric attendance system across its zones and divisions by January 31 next year.

The Railway Ministry has planned to install Aadhar-based biometric attendance system in all its zones and divisions by January 31, 2018, an official said on Sunday.

Besides a corruption-free and efficient model of working at government offices in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wants all employees to report to work on time. To ensure punctuality, he has directed installation of biometric attendance system in offices up to the block level.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed that a biometric attendance system be put in place in offices up to the block level to ensure all government employees reach work on time. His instructions came during a meeting with officials of the rural development department late on Saturday night.